CaptainMorgantown
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Hey everyone,
I finally got to take my MBD Cham to the vet today, but it was a rather useless visit. He did not give me any shots for her or anything like that. He gave me a bag of this stuff called Carnivore Care. Its a powder that I have to mix with water and give to her twice a day with a syringe. I actually have a small bag of this stuff that I use for my frogs whenever they go on hunger strikes, which kind of makes me a bit upset that this is all he gave me. I got the smaller bag about a year ago at a speciality pet store for ten dollars.
Anyway, not only did I not get any injections for her, he also did a fecal that I did not ask for, and that he did not tell me he was going to do, that cost me twenty dollars. I didn't even find out he did it until I got up to the counter to pay for it. Not only did I not learn anything new or helpful from him, but I honestly feel like it was a wasted $90, and being a college student, that's a lot of money to me. I would not have cared at all if he would have given me what I needed, but I don't feel like this stuff is going to help her at all. I gave some to her when I got home, and she hated it. She kept trying to get it out of her mouth, and she has never done that with anything I've even gave her. Plus, the vet said not to give her anything else for about two or three months.
I don't know what to do. I literally have no more money for the rest of the month unless I sell my books early, so going back or going to a different vet. What do you guys think I should do?
Also, I don't mean to sound angry or like I'm giving up or anything, I'm just very frustrated at this point.
I finally got to take my MBD Cham to the vet today, but it was a rather useless visit. He did not give me any shots for her or anything like that. He gave me a bag of this stuff called Carnivore Care. Its a powder that I have to mix with water and give to her twice a day with a syringe. I actually have a small bag of this stuff that I use for my frogs whenever they go on hunger strikes, which kind of makes me a bit upset that this is all he gave me. I got the smaller bag about a year ago at a speciality pet store for ten dollars.
Anyway, not only did I not get any injections for her, he also did a fecal that I did not ask for, and that he did not tell me he was going to do, that cost me twenty dollars. I didn't even find out he did it until I got up to the counter to pay for it. Not only did I not learn anything new or helpful from him, but I honestly feel like it was a wasted $90, and being a college student, that's a lot of money to me. I would not have cared at all if he would have given me what I needed, but I don't feel like this stuff is going to help her at all. I gave some to her when I got home, and she hated it. She kept trying to get it out of her mouth, and she has never done that with anything I've even gave her. Plus, the vet said not to give her anything else for about two or three months.
I don't know what to do. I literally have no more money for the rest of the month unless I sell my books early, so going back or going to a different vet. What do you guys think I should do?
Also, I don't mean to sound angry or like I'm giving up or anything, I'm just very frustrated at this point.
He was right about the long time to heal and that she may not make it back to 100% though. There are lots of things you can do at home to get her back on track however. The carnivore care is to give her the calories and energy she needs to heal, which is important. However, if she is interested in food and eating on her own then by all means let her! I agree with kinyonga that it's not necessarily the best option for chameleons, but if she's not eating then she does need the nutrients. If she will eat on her own this is a situation where good gutloading is absolutely critical! 
