im not sure if this is appropriate place for me to post this but here goes.
Gator my tegu had not been eating well and for about a week not eaten at all, i had made the appt with the vet but had to put it off because the vet had an emergency elsewhere, so another week later i finally get in to see him. mind you during this time Gator acted healthy outside of not eating, he was shedding, he was active. the vet decided that he felt a blockage and did xrays to see whats up. now right off the bat i was not happy with the way he snatched Gator up as if he was this huge visious animal that was thretening to bite everyone, which couldnt be further from the truth. it wasent untill he grabbed the lizard in the fasion he did that Gator opened his mouth like he was gonna bite, any animal would have done this in the manor he was being accosted. so after the xray he was trying to show me how impacted Gator was although to be honest i wouldnt know an impaction in a xray since im not a vet. well he takes a rubber tube and pushes it into his vent and proceeds to blast in soapy water, aftre Gator proceeds to expell the liquid from him, he waits a while for gator to possibly pass it on his own wandering about on the floor. this did not satisfy the vet so he puts a tube in his mouth and stuffs a hose down his throat and pumps an undiclosed liquid down. this is where things go bad. gator was no longer responsive. limp tounge hanging out his mouth and breathing irratic, but at the moment alive. that lasted aprox 15 -20 mins. sometime between the ride from the vet to home Gator passed away.
I am at odds here i have done what i have read and been told. humidity at 65% basking temps were over 100 degrees the rest of the enclosure ranged from lower 90s near the basking area to low 80s on the cooler side. he had a big tub of water to soak in and do his buisness. i used 100% cypress mulch as substrate deep enough for him to bury himself in. he was esentially a happy (for a columbian tegu) active, alert etc..
when the vet asked what i used for substrate i told him what i used and he said it was horrible to use it and prefered reptile carpet which makes no sence to me because i know they like to borrow. this is also the same vet that claims green iguanas are meat eaters.
i am torn i am heart broken. i dont know what i could have done differently except chosen a different vet.......anyhow i dont think im asking for anything from anyone but really just needed a place to vent and warn others
I live in Louisville kentucky and the vet was Stonefield on moser road.
this vet killed my tegu for no good reason. i cared for 2 green iguanas for a number of years and the male was 15 years old and 5 feet long when he passed away. i never ever fed them meat and they were both healthy till the day they passed. i have come to a cross roads in reptile keping and dont know if i can do it anymore.
if this helps anyone then i have done a service worth a million dollars and i do it for the love of reptiles. good luck to you all and i apologise if this is the wrong place to post this
Gator my tegu had not been eating well and for about a week not eaten at all, i had made the appt with the vet but had to put it off because the vet had an emergency elsewhere, so another week later i finally get in to see him. mind you during this time Gator acted healthy outside of not eating, he was shedding, he was active. the vet decided that he felt a blockage and did xrays to see whats up. now right off the bat i was not happy with the way he snatched Gator up as if he was this huge visious animal that was thretening to bite everyone, which couldnt be further from the truth. it wasent untill he grabbed the lizard in the fasion he did that Gator opened his mouth like he was gonna bite, any animal would have done this in the manor he was being accosted. so after the xray he was trying to show me how impacted Gator was although to be honest i wouldnt know an impaction in a xray since im not a vet. well he takes a rubber tube and pushes it into his vent and proceeds to blast in soapy water, aftre Gator proceeds to expell the liquid from him, he waits a while for gator to possibly pass it on his own wandering about on the floor. this did not satisfy the vet so he puts a tube in his mouth and stuffs a hose down his throat and pumps an undiclosed liquid down. this is where things go bad. gator was no longer responsive. limp tounge hanging out his mouth and breathing irratic, but at the moment alive. that lasted aprox 15 -20 mins. sometime between the ride from the vet to home Gator passed away.
I am at odds here i have done what i have read and been told. humidity at 65% basking temps were over 100 degrees the rest of the enclosure ranged from lower 90s near the basking area to low 80s on the cooler side. he had a big tub of water to soak in and do his buisness. i used 100% cypress mulch as substrate deep enough for him to bury himself in. he was esentially a happy (for a columbian tegu) active, alert etc..
when the vet asked what i used for substrate i told him what i used and he said it was horrible to use it and prefered reptile carpet which makes no sence to me because i know they like to borrow. this is also the same vet that claims green iguanas are meat eaters.
i am torn i am heart broken. i dont know what i could have done differently except chosen a different vet.......anyhow i dont think im asking for anything from anyone but really just needed a place to vent and warn others
I live in Louisville kentucky and the vet was Stonefield on moser road.
this vet killed my tegu for no good reason. i cared for 2 green iguanas for a number of years and the male was 15 years old and 5 feet long when he passed away. i never ever fed them meat and they were both healthy till the day they passed. i have come to a cross roads in reptile keping and dont know if i can do it anymore.
if this helps anyone then i have done a service worth a million dollars and i do it for the love of reptiles. good luck to you all and i apologise if this is the wrong place to post this
