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Ricki was showing improvement and now he seems to have relapsed😕. Could it be one of his new meds? AntIbiotic enrofloxacin? Pain med gabapentin? He’s not due for Enrofloxacin until tomorrow. Not sure if I should give him the gabapentin today. On a scale of 0.01 to 0.05, he is at 0.02. Any...

UPDATE on Ricki. We went to a follow up visit with the vet on Thursday.She was very happy with his progress. An ultrasound showed his kidneys were much less swollen. He was less lethargic and he stilled loved the RVT but just tolerated the vet😆. When they were out of the room, I was holding...

Good to know. I can only imagine how you’d react when he already had health issues!

Honestly, I’ve seen other keepers refer to it and just want to know if it’s really something to be aware of. Thanks for the confirmation. One less thing to worry about if I encounter it. 👍

Honestly, I’ve seen other keepers refer to it and just want to know if it’s really something to be aware of. Thanks for the confirmation. One less thing to worry about if I encounter it. 👍

Is “winter funk” really a thing with captive bred chams whose environment remains the same through all seasons?🧐.

I'm very grateful to you both for your support, knowledge and encouragement. My boys mean the world to me💚

Thank you SO much for the input. 💚. Hopefully she will recheck his uric acid on Thursday. He seems to WANT to eat…when I open his lips slightly, he opens them a little more to take the worm and gets it down (sometimes it falls out of his mouth but he tries again.). Hoping for the best. I’ll...

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PART 2 OF RICKI’S VET REPORT AND LAB RESULTS Patient: Ricki Species: Reptile Breed: Chameleon, Veiled Sex: M Age: 4.67 Years Old None 2023-06-08 10:52:23 AM Accession ID: 28600 Test Results Reference Range Units DVM Assessment - CBC 0 0 - 0 PCV 33 (JGL)...

JOANNE’S NOTES TO FORUM MEMBERS…THIS IS PART 1 I’LL HAVE TO BREAK THIS UP INTO MORE THAN 1 POST SINCE IT’S OVER THE ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS 1). IDENTIFYING VET INFORMATION REMOVED SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM 2). Error in weight loss amount. not 25 gr; more like 10 gr. 3). Not sure what...

I absolutely agree with all of your opinions. It’s been very frustrating trying to find another vet. Chameleons are rarely kept by people in my geographic area so the exotics vets have very little opportunity to work with them. I’ve been told that people who do get them have no idea what they...

I WELCOME ANY AND ALL INPUT AND ADVICE. I DO HAVE THE LAB REPORTS THAT I‘D BE HAPPY TO SHARE

I’ll have to reply tomorrow. It will be quite lengthy!

Thank you. The vet did prescribe lactose to facilitate easier bowel movement. She said that enlarged kidneys interfere with feces getting through resulting in constipation. Thing is, she didn’t do an X-ray so I think she’s assuming they are enlarged. I’m going back thursday and have asked her...

Thanks. I have another appointment on Thursday so I’ll see how that goes.

Thank you. Hard to believe😢. The vet said his husbandry is “exemplary “ (thanks to the guidance of people like you who give their time to help others) so that’s not the cause. Does there happen to be anyone on the forum who can take a look at his test results to see how things look to them or...