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 My Iggy won’t take his medicine

I took my Iggy to the vet’s and he has parasites. They gave me this cream to give him orally. They told me to put it in his food. I put it on some leaves and rolled it up. The trouble is my Iggy doesn’t eat everyday. I tried to feed it to him myself but he won’t open his mouth and eat it. It’s very fustrating. If I don’t give him the medicine he won’t get better. Does anyone know a way I can give him his medicine so he will take it? Does anyone know how to make his mouth open?



12/01/04  12:06pm
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 My Iggy won’t take his medicine

I’ve found two successful ways to give igs medicine:

1. Try putting the medicine in their favorite food, and then feed it to them by hand. This is by far the easiest way to go about it.

2. If the above way doesn’t work, you can *gently* pull downwards on your ig’s dewlap to get them to open their mouth. At this point, you can give them the medicine. You *must* be gentle when you do this ... the dewlap is fragile, and you don’t want to hurt your animal. You should also be warned that your iguana may try to bite you if you do this.

If neither of the above methods work, talk to your vet. He/she may need to help you administer the medicine.



12/01/04  1:46pm
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  Message To: Jens679   In reference to Message Id: 191821


 My Iggy won’t take his medicine

cream? What kind of medicine is that? That is very strange. How big is your iguana? If he is big, you can get it in pill form and hide it in a food item (treat). This works for my iguana. If he is small or won’t eat, you will have to force his mouth open and keep his head straight (don’t tip back). Slowly put medicine in mouth and allow time to swallow.



12/01/04  7:59pm
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