My veiled has developed something on his snout/nose/face.
I have booked an appointment with a vet but it won't be until Nov 26th. I will be monitoring the growth to make sure he is not getting worst- should I worry about an appointment a week away? How long do these usually progress?
He is also not shedding lately and now seems to be having a hard time with a stuck shed on his face - I'll be talking to the vet about this as well.
My information is below. I also have pictures - I know the lighting is weird but I was trying to highlight the swollen part on his nose, also the cham is not cooperative when doing a photoshoot - he likes to climb onto the camera.
The growth is the yellow raised part on the left of his face
He is just starting to recover from a very long picky hunger strike so I know his diet is a little unconventional he is getting better. The vet had told me as long as he is not losing weight and as long as he is energetic and hydrated to keep doing what I am doing.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
I have booked an appointment with a vet but it won't be until Nov 26th. I will be monitoring the growth to make sure he is not getting worst- should I worry about an appointment a week away? How long do these usually progress?
He is also not shedding lately and now seems to be having a hard time with a stuck shed on his face - I'll be talking to the vet about this as well.
My information is below. I also have pictures - I know the lighting is weird but I was trying to highlight the swollen part on his nose, also the cham is not cooperative when doing a photoshoot - he likes to climb onto the camera.
The growth is the yellow raised part on the left of his face
He is just starting to recover from a very long picky hunger strike so I know his diet is a little unconventional he is getting better. The vet had told me as long as he is not losing weight and as long as he is energetic and hydrated to keep doing what I am doing.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon -Male Veiled. 8-9 months old. I have had him for about 6 months now
- Handling - 1-2 times a day- he is constantly demanding to come out of his Viv. We only take him out when he wants to, never force him to be handled.
- Feeding - Just getting him back onto circkets -he is eating 7 or so a day of three week old crickets and one hornworm a day
- Supplements -Exoterra Calcium ever feeding, Extorra Multi Vitamin once every two weeks and Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 once every two weeks
- Watering - Mistking system mists 3 times a day for 5 minutes each and 2 times at 3 mintues
- Fecal Description - Poops pretty regularly, fecal looks firm and a little moist, urate is usually white and a little watery at the moment - probably due to the hornworm diet
- History He is coming out of a hunger strike as stated above, I worried about a lung infection a couple of months ago so he was on antibiotics back then. He is usually energetic and friendly despite his varying food intake.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type -Screen 24x24x48
- Lighting Mega Ray Mecury Vapor Build 75 watt - I am aware these can get high in heat and UV but where we were climate wise we were haven't a really hard time with the incandescent freezing him. The MV bulb was recommended by a specialty reptile supplier in the area
- Temperature -basking is between 82-86, ambient is between 75-80 and our house goes down to about 68 at night
- Humidity - 30-60% I try to keep it up there but our climate it can prove difficult
- Plants - live plants, a big weeping pothos plant
- Placement - Cage is in our bedroom so limited traffic and none during the day. HI cage sits on an interior wall on the floor.
- Location - Alberta Canada
- Issue - see above, growth on nose i think could be an abscess or indication of sinus infection. Vet appointment is a week away- any advice on what to do in the meantime?