Chameleon with a broken leg and a calcium deficiency

[lbesok]

thanks shes with the vet now on an ovrnight stay the nurse saw her today and he vet is gonna give us a course of treatment (if there is one) tomorrow.

I had a feeling it wasnt enough when I looked at it tonight. Do you think she'll pull through. Are there any changes/recommendations you could make so I can make sure this never happens again and that my cham have proper care

The vet may choose to do blood work to determine her Calcium Phosphorous levels. Most likely the course of treatment will be Calcium Glubionte AKA liquid calcium, possibly a shot of calcium to draw it back into the bones. With the proper care, she has a good chance of making an almost full recovery. If her bones now seemed bowed, it is unlikely that they will become strait again.
I would do as Dave Weldon suggests and get the Zoomed Reptisun 5.0 ASAP, and also get them separated as already suggested as well. Also I recommend offering a variety of foods that are properly gutloaded.
I unfortunately went through this experience with my first Ambilobe, Mufasa. Feel free to look over my experiences here:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/suggestions-mufasas-mbd-6648/
Also here is another amazing experience that shows Hermie recovering from MBD:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/hermie-sick-481/index2.html
Mufasa's MBD resulted from too many Superworms not thoroughly dusted, and insufficient UVB lighting. We all make mistakes and learn from them. I wish you luck.

 

[kinyonga]

I can't believe that someone has been breeding them for that long and has no idea what species the chameleon is!

You said you have a small bush...veileds will eat leaves off the plants in the cage so I hope its non-toxic and has been well washed (both sides of the leaves)?

You said..."Female, 6 months, had her 4 months"...does she have a place to dig to lay eggs in case she needs to? If she is a veiled, she can lay eggs without having been bred.

You said..."feed crickets, dusted in nutrobal, crickets are kept in the tank at all times"...uneaten crickets left in the tank will lose the powder you dust on them and become less nutritious if left there for more than a day. I can't remember what is in nutrobal...but there needs to be a balance between the calcium, phos., vitamin D3 and vitamin A for good strong bones and other functions in the body.

Its recommended that a phos.-free calcium powder be dusted on the insects at most feedings.

I also dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene source of vitamin A. Beta carotene can't build up in the system...and you can use preformed vitamin A once in a while if you want/need to. Preformed vitamin A builds up in the system and can interfere with the D3 and lead to MBD...so don't overdo it.

If the chameleon only gets UVB from lights then I also recommend dusting twice a month with a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder. D3 from supplements can build up in the system...so don't overdo it either. (UVB either from the sun or UVB bulb that does not pass through glass or plastic, allows the chameleon to produce vitamin D3 so it can use the calcium in its diet.

Gutloading your insects and feeding them a nutritious diet also ensures that your chameleon is getting what it needs.

Appropriate basking temperatures aid in digestion and thus nutrient absorption.

You said..."gut loaded on potato, carrot, lettuce"...I use a wide variety of greens (dandelion, collards, kale, endive, escarole, mustard greens, etc.) and veggies (carrots, squash, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, white potato, celery leaves, zucchini, etc.)

You said..."watering - a hamster bottle to feed by hand 3 times a day"...I would recommend using a mister at least once a day and a dripper too.


For MBD...the vet can give the chameleon a series of calcium injections and when the blood calcium levels are high enough, a shot of calcitonin can draw it rapidly back into the bones.

Good luck!

 

[madamemim]

thank you for your support, hopefully will have good news off the vet. Gonna sort a home for her and sort his out for him new lights and all that stuff.just feel really bad that my chams in the condition she is

 

[sandrachameleon]

just feel really bad that my chams in the condition she is

But now you can feel good that you are correcting conditions and looking after making her well now and going forward!

 

[madamemim]

unfortuntley the vet got back to me this morning and said the break in her back legs is too bad, and she's being put to sleep.thankls for the support and the advice.

 

[BocaJan]

I am so sorry you had to experience this. My heartfelt sympathies to you. Now, you should make the corrections listed so you can have a healthy male veiled chameleon. I have 4 and enjoy them every day. They are beautiful little animals and I am in awe every time I look at them.

 

[Shaner]

I am sorry for your loss, I haven't lost one of mine yet (knock on wood) but I am dreading the day I do.

You can feel good about yourself though that you did the best you could to help it out. I am sure it will be thanking you in the afterlife

 

[madamemim]

Changed the uv light in the tank for my male and starting to implement all the changes you have all advised on so hopefully he wont end up in the same situation