Encounter massive troubles...eye problem

[ChasingBike]

I have got a graceful chameleon recently,it maybe wild caught,(I am not sure whether its Graceful Chamleon or Flap-neck chameleon,I was told its graceful chameleon)
It closed one of its eyes for 4 weeks,I asked a "chameleon expert" in China,he told to spray the enclosure twice each day,each time lasts ten minutes,and today,the closed eye opened,but it looks really weird,here is the pic.

 

[ChasingBike]

Is this eye blind?What could I do for it?I am really sorry,I did research for 2 weeks before owning it,I bought Long liner Repti-sun 5.0 and exo-terra multiple-purpose 75 UVA for it,it eats 1-2 items everyday,but the temp in my house is about 60F,and I use screen cage,the temp of the basking spot is about 82F,but its 65F around the cool side of the screen cage,and the temp during the night is about 55F.

 

[ChasingBike]

This is my setup.

there is no vet for reptiles in China,what could I do?

 

[arnau666]

please fill the how to ask form :

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[ChasingBike]

please fill the how to ask form :

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - I was told its a graceful chameleon,but I am not sure whether its graceful chameleon or flap-neck chameleon,I have owned it for 2 months.
Handling - Once or twice a day for health check.
Feeding - Roaches and crickets,it eats 1-2 items per day,I feed insects mustard greens,apples and carrots.
Supplements - calcium with D3,without D3,vitamin,all from exo-terra
Watering - Hand spray,twice a day,each time lasts 10mins or so,it does not drink often.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - it eats 1-2 items per day.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen terrarium,40cm 40cm 80cm
Lighting - 5.0 repti-sun long liner from zoomed,75w mul-purpose UVA from exo-terra
Temperature -basking spot-82F ambient temp-60F overnight-55F
Humidity - 60%
Plants - Yes,schefflera.
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Near window,80cm.
Location -China

Current Problem - Eye problem,it looks really strange.

 

[Lovereps]

Welcome to the forum!
Sorry your chameleon is not well.
Handling your chameleon causes needless stress and stress can cause illness.
You should handle him as infrequently as possible, except to give him medicine.
Eye issues are fairly common cham troubles and can be caused by any of several things:
1) Infection, which can be due to injury, environmental issues, nutritional deficiencies or parasite problems
2) Malnutrition which can be caused by failing to gutload feeders or failure to feed a varied diet, improper supplementation, parasites or simply a higher need for a particular nutrient in an individual chameleon
3) Irritation--sometimes a cham's eye is irritated by something in their environment, such as too little humidity, sap from a plant or a bit of something getting into the eye (shed skin, soil particle, etc.)

The first 2 problems are best treated by a vet and even though there aren't any near you to treat reptiles, any vet can still prescribe medication for your cham.
For eye infections, usually a vet will prescribe 2 medications; one to give by mouth , such as Baytril and another to put into the eye itself--such as Tobramycin. The reason for this is that many eye infections are also sinus infections.
If parasites are the cause, then fecal testing will be needed to identify the parasites and to determine which medication or medications will be needed to kill those parasites.


For the third problem, gentle, flushing of a cham's eye with a sterile saline solution for eyes will typically clear things up, if done 2 or 3 times each day, but if there isn't substantial improvement within a day or two, it's time to see a vet.
Something like the one I linked to below is good. Read the ingredients and see if something similar is available near you. Bausch and Lomb makes one like this, too:
http://m.cvs.com/mt/www.cvs.com/sho...Sensitive-Eyes?skuId=458126&un_jtt_v_menu=exp
If there is something in your cham's environment that caused the irritation--like humidity usually being too low; or hot or cold air from heating or cooling blowing on him, it should be remedied.

There is more information on eye medications and much more in this post by Ataraxia
https://www.chameleonforums.com/eye-problems-76636/#post721388

Here is an excellent caresheet for Senegals,Gracefuls and Flapnecks which has a lot of good information, such as how often to use which supplement (too much is as bad as too little), humidity,etc.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/senegal/

 

[ChasingBike]

Welcome to the forum!
Sorry your chameleon is not well.
Handling your chameleon causes needless stress and stress can cause illness.
You should handle him as infrequently as possible, except to give him medicine.
Eye issues are fairly common cham troubles and can be caused by any of several things:
1) Infection, which can be due to injury, environmental issues, nutritional deficiencies or parasite problems
2) Malnutrition which can be caused by failing to gutload feeders or failure to feed a varied diet, improper supplementation, parasites or simply a higher need for a particular nutrient in an individual chameleon
3) Irritation--sometimes a cham's eye is irritated by something in their environment, such as too little humidity, sap from a plant or a bit of something getting into the eye (shed skin, soil particle, etc.)

The first 2 problems are best treated by a vet and even though there aren't any near you to treat reptiles, any vet can still prescribe medication for your cham.
For eye infections, usually a vet will prescribe 2 medications; one to give by mouth , such as Baytril and another to put into the eye itself--such as Tobramycin. The reason for this is that many eye infections are also sinus infections.
If parasites are the cause, then fecal testing will be needed to identify the parasites and to determine which medication or medications will be needed to kill those parasites.


For the third problem, gentle, flushing of a cham's eye with a sterile saline solution for eyes will typically clear things up, if done 2 or 3 times each day, but if there isn't substantial improvement within a day or two, it's time to see a vet.
Something like the one I linked to below is good. Read the ingredients and see if something similar is available near you. Bausch and Lomb makes one like this, too:
http://m.cvs.com/mt/www.cvs.com/sho...Sensitive-Eyes?skuId=458126&un_jtt_v_menu=exp
If there is something in your cham's environment that caused the irritation--like humidity usually being too low; or hot or cold air from heating or cooling blowing on him, it should be remedied.

There is more information on eye medications and much more in this post by Ataraxia
https://www.chameleonforums.com/eye-problems-76636/#post721388

Here is an excellent caresheet for Senegals,Gracefuls and Flapnecks which has a lot of good information, such as how often to use which supplement (too much is as bad as too little), humidity,etc.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/senegal/

Thank you so so much,I found the medicine Tobramycin which I use daily for my chameleon before I turn off the lights,after using this for three days,his/her eye does get better,and I would post a pic tomorrow,to let you see if it does help or not(I didnt know too much about the eye infection).

 

[Lovereps]

Hello, I'm glad it is helping.
Some medicines are given more than 1x every day.
I do not know if 1x each day is good or if it needs to be used 2x a day or even more often --I am not a veterinarian.
I do know that chameleons are slow to heal and my vet always prescribes medications to use for at least 2 weeks.
This is the problem with using medications without the guidance of a veterinarian.