Can normal motor or bowel function be restored?
If the paralysis is not due to an actual spinal fracture, then yes, chances are quite good that normal, or near normal, functioning will be restored. There may be some changes in gait and overall appearance, especially if there is some residual lumps on or between any vertebrae, but overall the iguana should recover its former mobility and agility, even with some deformity. Remember that recovery will not happen all by itself – you must get veterinary attention for your iguana, as well as make the necessary changes to the diet and/or environment. What if the iguana remains paralyzed? Occasionally, some devoted iguana keepers can keep their iguanas going, month after month, year after year, providing physical therapy, daily baths and massages to get the feces and urates moved out, moving the iguana from basking to sleeping to feeding area (if it is quadriplegic – paraplegic iguanas can often drag themselves around using just their forearms, though their climbing capability is severely,
