chammy has been showing symptoms of a RI for the past week, open mouth breathing, raspy, up warded tilted head. so I took him to the vet and took some xrays, all good no signs of a RI which is a little confusing but good anyway, they still gave me some antibiotics anyway just incase. giving injections is the saddest thing I've had to do in a long time
i gotta hold his head still while he's hissing and vibrating then stick a needle into his arm, how tf do vets do this everyday. I don't know how I'm going to be able to do that. well anyway I took him home put him back in his cage and tried to give him a mealworm which is his favorite treat but when he tried to stick out his tongue he could barely get it out 2 inches and he kept trying over and over until I just put it right infront of his mouth. seeing that i called the vet and they told me it was likely just stress, so i go "ok" and i go to give him a hornworm to see if its still happening and yes. does this sound like stress or something more serious? I'm planning on trying again in an hour or two and see if its still happening.
also goddamn vet visits are expensive, 500$ for a checkup and xray. wtf
i gotta hold his head still while he's hissing and vibrating then stick a needle into his arm, how tf do vets do this everyday. I don't know how I'm going to be able to do that. well anyway I took him home put him back in his cage and tried to give him a mealworm which is his favorite treat but when he tried to stick out his tongue he could barely get it out 2 inches and he kept trying over and over until I just put it right infront of his mouth. seeing that i called the vet and they told me it was likely just stress, so i go "ok" and i go to give him a hornworm to see if its still happening and yes. does this sound like stress or something more serious? I'm planning on trying again in an hour or two and see if its still happening.also goddamn vet visits are expensive, 500$ for a checkup and xray. wtf
. I feel ya with the injections into those poor little scaly arms. Make sure to alternate the left and right, front arms only. I always tried to give a yummy treat after they’ve calmed down. I found it easiest to not remove my cham from his enclosure and just held him gently on his branch while I gave the poke. My poor shy male veiled hated me and is the only time he ever bit me when I had to give him injections. He has forgiven me since and is trusting me again.
