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Iguana sick

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Question

Rex
Hi, I have a 2 year old Iguana Rex. I took him to the vet last august because
he could not move his back legs. The vet told me his had broke is hip. So, she
gave me  a liquide (kinda morphine) to stop the pain and told me to make
sure that is home was all  on the same level, so that he would replace is hip
correctly. after 4 month I went back because he had not improved, he his
constipate, his belly is very big, he does not use his back leg and his tall his
stuck and brown. She told me it was normal and that he would stay like that
forever and that he would be a handicap iguana. Now it has been almost a
year and I don't know what to do. I can't keep him like that some times he do
not chits for a week and he has diffeculty breathing. He look sad unhappy.
please help me so that I can help him.  Thank you in advance Here are some
picture of Rex

Answer
Hello Jessica
I am so sorry to read about Rex

The only advice that I can offer you is for you to take Rex back to the vet and see if he can be treated so that he can have a good quality of life without pain

Good Luck with him

Sandy aka LadyGecko