Gary Dean at the Vet

Today was Gary's follow up appointment. He hasn't gained any weight but he is a lot more active. 

He got another Calcitonin shot to help solidify his bones. And he had fun meeting everyone. :) 

His spine is starting to curve too and he'll most likely have deformities for the rest of his life. :( He'll be like a Savannah monitor version of Sancho the iguana. 

A Bit of Brightness about Ada

Ada (who is a girl and not a boy which is what we thought when we named her Popeye) will be donated to a study being conducted by my second favorite vet, Dr Echols. He will humanely euthanize her and then use her body to better learn about circulation and respiration in monitor lizards.

So even if her past year is tragic, she will help pass on knowledge to the world through the scientific study that Dr Echols and his team will publish. 

A bittersweet blessing for this sweet girl.