Iguanas!!! Flashcards
What’s the best way to anesthetize these guys?
(TQ)
Mask down w/ Iso
Where do you make your incision when performin an ovariectomy/salpingectomy?
(TQ)
Paramedian incision
An iguana comes into your clinic for pre-ovulatory stasis.
What is the appropriate TX?
Ovarioectomy
(Ovaries should be removed, not oviducts)
What is directly attached to the R ovary of an iguana?
(TQ)
Vena cava
An iguana comes into your clinic for POST ovulatory egg stasis.
What is the appropriate TX?
Ovariectomy & Salpingectomy
(remove the oviducts & ovaries)
How do you close an Iguana’s coelom?
(TQ)
- Non-absorbable (Nylon) 2-O or 3-O
- Horizontal mattress → Everting pattern
How long is it appropriate for scant serosanguinous discharge to come for the incision site?
for 24 hrs.
Why would you perform an Orchiectomy?
Does it work?
(TQ)
- To prevent or decrease aggresion
- May not work
What must be gently elevated to visual testicles in iguanas?
(TQ)
A capsule
How do you occulde vessles running through the testicular capsule?
(TQ)
Double ligation
What is attached to the Right Testicle of an iguana?
(TQ)
Vena cava
How big should the margin btwn. the amputation site & devitalized area if progressive necrosis is seen in a tail?
(TQ)
Wide margin
How do you appropriately repair a broken tail?
(TQ)
Bend & twist tail at the same time w/ some force
What can you use to decrease exposure & pull the tail skin edges together?
(TQ)
2 pieces of Penrose drain
How frequently should you change the bandage on a tail repair?
When should the drains be removed?
(TQ)
- Change bandage q. 2-3 d.
- Remove drains after 7-10 d.
