Considering what happened to my Atlas and all the emergency visits etc…. If I get another tegu in the future I would like insurance to fall back on in an emergency. I’ve heard good and bad things about NationWide exotic pet insurance but no specific reviews from tegu owners. Has anyone used it?
My poor baby Atlas…. According to the vet his impaction and bowel problem is due to bad genetics and out of our control. He was barely about to be 11 months old. After reviewing his CT scan and blood work it showed his bowl had ruptured and surgery didn’t look hopeful considering his poor condition. It was advised we put him to sleep. We’re so devastated. He was the most sweet perfect tegu and amazing personality we could’ve hoped for. An absolutely wonderful baby to raise, I just wish I could’ve seen him as an adult. I loved him so much and my heart is broken. It was so sudden. They said he would have to be on a liquid diet and many surgeries for the rest of his life if we dragged it out. And I would have felt selfish doing that to him because of not wanting to let go. He seemed happy to see me after staying at the vets for a few nights and ran to snuggle into my arm. It made me break down even more and his affection made it even harder but it was the right thing to do. I miss you so much Atlas ♥️
I caught him taking several drinks underwater. He’s feeling much better, he did a huge smelly poo last night in his enclosure while I was asleep. I’ve never been so excited to see a tegu poo before 😂 it was the most expensive poo ever lol he had spent two nights in hospital in hopes to flush out the impaction. It was solid as a rock and there was also a hardened urate plug in the way which contributed to the whole issue.
I’m missing my boy Atlas right now. He’s having to stay at the vet to have a stubborn impaction removed. I hope I can bring him home tomorrow. He’s such a sweetie and is being really good for them they say 🥰 as soon as he’s back he gets to go into his big boy tank. He grew out of his grow out tank so incredibly fast (as expected but always surprised). He’s been growing an inch a week for a little while now. Glad I’ve been documenting his growth to see his progress 😊 anyway here are a few recent pictures of him xxx