Bloody Sperm plug?

[Gloriawood]

So he haven’t pooed for a couple days. This morning his poo and urate were totally fine, but I noticed a sperm plug maybe? And it had a small amount of blood. He seems totally normal though. I’m wondering if it could be because he hasn’t gone for a couple days. The last poo was a bit larger than normal as well.

 

[elizaann2]

@Beman @MissSkittles - what do you think?

 

[Beman]

That is awfully plump for a sperm plug shedding. My experience has been they come out really thin almost papery.

How are his urates?

 

[Gloriawood]

That is awfully plump for a sperm plug shedding. My experience has been they come out really thin almost papery.

How are his urates?

He had a normal poo and urate along with this. They were both a bit larger than normal but not alarmingly big. His urate had a tinge of orange on one end but was mostly white. I would have included a photo of those too, but I had already cleaned it up.

 

[Beman]

He had a normal poo and urate along with this. They were both a bit larger than normal but not alarmingly big. His urate had a tinge of orange on one end but was mostly white. I would have included a photo of those too, but I had already cleaned it up.

No worries just wanted to know what the color was.

Are you seeing any blood on his vent? Or active bleeding? Does the vent look normal and without prolapse?

 

[Gloriawood]

No worries just wanted to know what the color was.

Are you seeing any blood on his vent? Or active bleeding? Does the vent look normal and without prolapse?

Yep totally normal. No blood anywhere else, no prolapse at all. Active and basking. Moving normally. This was literally the only thing out of the ordinary

 

[Andrew1283]

it looks like some fresh blood in the urates.

 

[Gloriawood]

it looks like some fresh blood in the urates.

How concerned do I need to be about it?

 

[jannb]

How concerned do I need to be about it?

I would go in for a vet visit if it was my chameleon.

 

[Gloriawood]

I would go in for a vet visit if it was my chameleon.

I can do that however, I’m not sure how soon I can get him in. His vet is over 2 hours away and I’ll have to put in for a day off work.

 

[jannb]

I can do that however, I’m not sure how soon I can get him in. His vet is over 2 hours away and I’ll have to put in for a day off work.

I would do it as soon as possible. That looks like bloody urate to me.

 

[Gloriawood]

I would do it as soon as possible. That looks like bloody urate to me.

Yes ofc as soon as possible. I’m not saying that I would wait. What causes it?

 

[jannb]

Has your chameleon had a fecal check lately? It possible it could be parasites.

 

[Gloriawood]

Has your chameleon had a fecal check lately? It possible it could be parasites.

No he hasn’t. I can call the vet Tuesday morning and then request off work. They will be closed till then.

 

[Gloriawood]

Question. Do you think my local vet could run a fecal? He isn’t the same vet I take him to but is just down the road from me. I’d still take him in to be seen by his vet. But my thinking is that I could get the fecal done sooner possibly?

 

[jannb]

Question. Do you think my local vet could run a fecal? He isn’t the same vet I take him to but is just down the road from me. I’d still take him in to be seen by his vet. But my thinking is that I could get the fecal done sooner possibly?

I would request the local vet sent it out to a lab. Reptiles have some different parasites than dogs and cats.

 

[elizaann2]

Good luck please keep us posed on how he is doing and what the vet says

 

[Gloriawood]

Doing fine this morning. Ate all his bugs (and attempted to eat my finger). He’s basking now Just being his grumpy, noodlely self!

 

[Gloriawood]

I have tried all day to get a good photo of it to show you guys, but he just was not cooperating. I’m not sure if this has anything to do with what’s going on, or if it’s nothing at all. But I’ve noticed that an area under his chin on both sides seems to be swollen? Almost like swollen lymph nodes. I circled the area in this pic, but this is not what it currently looks like.

 

[Andrew1283]

I reviewed my anatomy chart and the result was inconclusive