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No, not yet. We didn't want to take him to the same vet as she didn't seem to diagnose him properly in the first place. So we're taking him to someone new next week.

Thanks so much Julija for the encouragement! And to you and Piglett about the hydration...yes, I can't believe we were doing the wrong thing with the misting. The fewer but longer sessions is working so well!! Yesterday and today Pixel ate THREE worms per day dusted in the calcium and vitamin...

Update on Pixel for anyone who is interested: I feel like we've had a little breakthrough. Last night I noticed he was drinking a bit for the first time in a while, so I really dug deep into these forums (which are a godsend, btw) and found a string of posts by a user who had a very similar...

Oh my, I'm so sorry to hear that Charlee. That sounds terrible! At least his suffering is over, poor little guy.

We're having major problems with our Cham (see Pixel thread if you're interested) but re: the eyes, yesterday we starting using these "Turtle drops" upon recommendation from a breeder friend. They're basically saline with a vitamin A supplement. His eyes look much better today!

Thanks a lot for the advice, Charlee. Did your panther fully recover now? Today i tried to get him to drink using the syringe that the vet gave for feeding (no needle). I dripped pedialyte in front of him, on his nose, etc. No go. Luckily, my boyfriend was able to force feed him a worm dusted...

Yes, sorry to confuse Chamoman...the basking area up high is 100 but on his perch it's more like 90. I shouldn't have even have mentioned it. And thanks Julija for the tip. I tried your method of dripping some water mixed w pedialyte on his nose earlier today. He didn't drink though and just...

Thanks for the encouragement pigglett. This morning Pixel's mouth rot seemed a bit better. Much less pus and less foaming when applying the H2O2. But his temperament was worse than ever before! He tried to bite us before we ever even touched him whereas in the past he'd walk on our hands...

Thanks pigglett. He's definitely getting "all of the above" with mister/dripper/hot showers. There are currently crickets in his enclosure that have been gut loaded with vitamin A rich fresh fruits, but as he's not really eating right now it's of no use. Now he's being hand fed various worms...

OK, terrible update. So today we took Pixel to a friend who is a reptile expert and reputable breeder. Sure enough, he confirmed what everyone here has been saying, stomatitis/mouth rot. See images of the inside of Pixel's mouth attached. He also thinks he has an eye infection, respiratory...

Thanks ferret! OK, good to know the eye roll is ok. Noted about the shower, I tried it yesterday and he hated it but will try again. And thanks Carol, yes he's so cute and awesome. I'm super concerned now about mouth rot since both you both just mentioned it. The vet did get a very good look...

OK, I have a new update. I took Pixel out of his cage and managed to get a full dosage of food in him. I also cleaned his eyes and put ointment in both. When I put him back in he started to bulge and roll his eyes, is this good? Like is he moving the ointment around? Or is it bad, like his eyes...

So Pixel hasn't moved from his branch since last night. It's now noon! I'm afraid to take him out for his feeding/eye medication bc I feel like we are stressing him more and more every time we handle him. I did take your advice carol, with the perch 8" down from the basking light. (See...

Noted about the branch 8" from the heat, thanks a lot Carol. I took a bunch of pics during feeding time, which was a fail. He really didn't eat much at all and his eyes are just looking weird, but I was able to rinse them and put the ointment on. He clamped his jaw so shut, I could only get...

Thank you, kinyonga. I have some crickets in there right now. I hope he eats those instead but I don't have much faith in that! Do you think they carnivore mix that the vet gave us will help in that regard? The vet seemed like she wasn't too worried about the swelling. I wouldn't call it...

Hello all! My boyfriend is a reptile lover and has had many different species in his life. He always wanted a Chameleon but I always resisted because I detest bugs and other creepies and I was afraid one would get out of it's cage. Recently I caved and he purchased a beautiful and oddly vibrant...