help my iguanas mouth is swollen and the sides of her face are swollen any ideas of what it could be and what to do for it
Take her to the vets - it could be a mouth or tongue infection which will need immediate vet treatment.
I agree. Definitely need to get her to the vet. Is her jaw soft, pliable? That's usually an indicator of Metabolic Bone Disease. Swelling can also occur with MBD. If the inside of her mouth is red and shows any signs of puss or white/yellow nodules, then it could be an infection. Either case requires immediate vet attention.
ok took the iguana and 105 dollars later found out it has rubber jaw and am currently giving it calcium and waiting for blood test results thanks for all the help
No problem - did the vet say that the rubber jaw is a pointer of MBD and that is why you have been given calcium?? Good luck with the blood test results - I hope all goes well for you
That's what I was talking about with the jaw being soft or pliable. $105 is outrageous! I'm glad my vet doesn't cost that much. It must be the area....and they're specialists in exotics. Crazy. But what really matters most is that you can treat him now before it got worse and led to paralysis and seizures. Our rescue didn't even shows signs of MBD until we saw one day that his back legs were paralyzed and then everything else just kind of came flying at us within the next 24 hours. It was scary. So I'm glad you caught it in time. Are supplementing his diet with a calcium powder? Does he have a UVA/UVB light source? Right now, it would be a good idea to lengthen the time the UV light is on to about 15 hours a day. The UV will help him metabolize calcium and vitamin D3 faster and more efficiently. Good luck!
Also, you might consider paying out for an MVB bulb instead of a UVB tube - they are far superior but are more expensive. The levels of UVB they give out can only provide massive benefit to your iggy. I hope it all goes well for you both and please, if you can, post us some pics
the reason the vet visit was so expensive was the blood test 65 dollars the visit was only 30 and the calicum was only 10 were in the process of getting a bulb but the tank hes in is small with a make shift lid so were trying to come up with the money to make him a bigger cage and to buy him a light bulb but moneys kinda tight right now and a 105 dollar vet bill didnt help i will post pics in the next day or so i took a copule of puics of him but got to figure out how to put them in the gallery i guess thats were they go ok good night to all its getting late and i have church tomorrow god bless everyone and thank you guys for all your support
I have a three year old iggy and its mouth is swollen how does this happen and also the only vet which deals with reps is 5 hours away. I work 6 days a week ten to twelve hour days Is their anything i can do for him here to help him or do i have to take the trip thanks. P.s He is great pet very friendly its not that i am putting things off just need some advice thanks
they told me because of not having a uvb bulb it wasent digusting its food right so its body wasent getting the proper nutrition from the food so they gave me calicum but it was to late she died 3 days after taking her to the vet so just be very carefull
