Genista Parchman found an injured Cayman Brac rock iguana on Thursday morning, 17th April while out cycling, and called the iguana hotline, which is manned by Bonnie Scott-Edwards. Ms Scott-Edwards and agricultural officer Judith Oyog administered first aid to the animal and arranged to fly her to Grand Cayman for treatment.
Cayman Airways Cargo flew the injured iguana from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman the same day, and an X-ray showed the animal had a broken upper right front leg.
The animal was treated by Vet Andreea Sleahtenea, of Island Vets. The iguana's broken leg will take up to six weeks to heal, according to Ms Sleahtenea, and the animal needs to be kept very warm during the rehabilitation period.
The iguana is now in the care of Department of Environment officer Mat Cottam, who said "The DoE does not have a proper animal holding facility at the moment, so I am looking after her in a cage on my porch. The weather of the past few days has been so poor - the rain was pouring in, and she needs to be kept dry, so I had to bring her inside."
Once the animal recovers, he will be released back into the wild on the Brac, Mr. Cottam added.
Source:compasscayman.com
Cayman Airways Cargo flew the injured iguana from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman the same day, and an X-ray showed the animal had a broken upper right front leg.
The animal was treated by Vet Andreea Sleahtenea, of Island Vets. The iguana's broken leg will take up to six weeks to heal, according to Ms Sleahtenea, and the animal needs to be kept very warm during the rehabilitation period.
The iguana is now in the care of Department of Environment officer Mat Cottam, who said "The DoE does not have a proper animal holding facility at the moment, so I am looking after her in a cage on my porch. The weather of the past few days has been so poor - the rain was pouring in, and she needs to be kept dry, so I had to bring her inside."
Once the animal recovers, he will be released back into the wild on the Brac, Mr. Cottam added.
Source:compasscayman.com