How much experience does this vet have with Chameleons specifically (not lizards generally)?
Ive never heard of edema being treated by providing excessive fat (possibly excessive preformed vitamin A as well) via frequent offering of pinkies.
He said he sees chameleons all the time for different things and he had jacksons before.
Dr. Boyer received his doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, in 1989 after completing his pre-veterinary work at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Boyer has practiced dog and cat medicine, as well as exotic animal medicine, for over two decades.
Dr. Boyer has a special interest in the veterinary care of reptiles and amphibians. In 1991 he co-founded the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, which now has over a thousand members world wide. He served as the organization's first president and created the Bulletin of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, now the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, and served as its Editor-in-Chief for eighteen years until 2008. The Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery remains one of the premier veterinary publications focusing on reptiles and amphibians.
Dr. Boyer has published two books on reptile medicine through the American Animal Hospital Association, the most recent of which is Essentials of Reptiles: A Guide for Practitioners, in 1998.
Dr. Boyer spent a year as a clinical instructor in exotic animal medicine at Colorado State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, in 1994 and 1995. He has an active interest in small and exotic animals and continues to lecture and write on reptiles and ferrets.
He is a member of American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Association of Avian Veterinarians, California Veterinary Medical Association, Ferrets Anonymous, San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association, San Diego Herpetological Society, and San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society.
In 2008 Dr. Boyer was invited to be on the organizing committee of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners Reptile and Amphibian Specialty Committee and recently Dr. Boyer passed the qualifying examination in November 2010 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Reptile and Amphibian Specialty.
