Miss Lily
Chameleon Enthusiast
Many of you may remember my dear Lily who died (I feel in hindsight) due to the fact that she was given Panomec (a brand name of Ivermectin). She died within hours of being given this drug.
I have recently spoken to a friend who’s vet mistakenly prescribed Ivermectin as a wormer for her chameleons - and most died shortly after the drug was administered. Just this evening I was talking to my Auntie who has a horse and told her of this and she too was shocked. She gives Ivermectin as a wormer to her horse and was told by the vet that her dogs should be kept well away from the dung, as it would kill them if they ingested any. I think we have plenty of evidence that Ivermectin (and various brand names of) kills chameleons.
Please, please DO NOT let your vet give your chameleon Ivermectin in any form to your chameleons if they need worming. There are perfectly safe alternatives. I have seen first hand what this drug can do to chameleons and it is devastating. It was heartbreaking to lose just one precious chameleon, so I can hardly even begin to understand the utter despair of my friend who trusted her vet and inadvertantly lost most of her chameleons as a result.
I now question everything that the vet tells me although I now use a different vet, I will always check things out for myself first if I have not heard of the drug he is suggesting we use.
I have recently spoken to a friend who’s vet mistakenly prescribed Ivermectin as a wormer for her chameleons - and most died shortly after the drug was administered. Just this evening I was talking to my Auntie who has a horse and told her of this and she too was shocked. She gives Ivermectin as a wormer to her horse and was told by the vet that her dogs should be kept well away from the dung, as it would kill them if they ingested any. I think we have plenty of evidence that Ivermectin (and various brand names of) kills chameleons.
Please, please DO NOT let your vet give your chameleon Ivermectin in any form to your chameleons if they need worming. There are perfectly safe alternatives. I have seen first hand what this drug can do to chameleons and it is devastating. It was heartbreaking to lose just one precious chameleon, so I can hardly even begin to understand the utter despair of my friend who trusted her vet and inadvertantly lost most of her chameleons as a result.
I now question everything that the vet tells me although I now use a different vet, I will always check things out for myself first if I have not heard of the drug he is suggesting we use.