Grey spots on Jacksons Shoulders

[MSchwartzman]

Help!! I thought this was a burn at first. Then another member suggested a bruise, but now I fear this is a fungal or bacterial infection on my girl.
What do I do!?! I can't make it to a vet till Monday at the very earliest.
Can anyone direct me on how to treat at home? First pic was on the 14th, last pic is from today

 

[MSchwartzman]

info

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female Jacksons, aprox 1 year old, owned for a month
Handling - daily, to take outside for a shower
Feeding - 5 med crickets, every other day, dusted.
gut loaded with chicken feed, various organic veggies from my garden.
Supplements - calcium dust...from Petco?
Watering - mist cage 3-4 times a day. Take her outside once a day for a shower.
Fecal Description - Never been tested for parasites. Poops look like a large raisin, urates are jelly like, light amber colored, with a white cap. I have been told they are normal by an experienced cham owner
History -

Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18x18x36 reptibreeze
Lighting - small basking bulb, reptisun UVB bulb
Temperature - about 70- 75. basking area is about 80-85
Humidity - 30% on top, about 50-80 on the bottom. I soak everything down pretty well several times a day
Plants - various cham safe plants off the plant list. Yucca, pathos,
Placement - Living room. between two windows. cage sits a couple feet off the floor. Room has a ceiling fan
Location - Northern VA

 

[junglefries]

First of all, hello from another Virginian. The white strip on her dorasal area in the last pic is indicitive of a burn. They usually turn white after a couple days and are near a basking areas of the body (i.e. spine). Silvadene cream is the usual treatment for it, but most people need a prescription for it from a vet or your regular PCP. (A lot of us elders have a jar in our fridge from our doctor [hint]) Very hard to say 100% without physically seeing her. But, if all 3 spots turn white, my diagnosis (I AM NOT A VET!) would be a burn. My basking bulbs are only 25-40w household small oven/fridge bulbs, to minimize burns. 25W for summer and 40W for winter. I would suggest a larger cage for her, at least 18"x18"x36". She is a montane species and they do need a good amount of temperature variance. Stop the chicken feed for gutloading, and use something like Repashy Bug Burger or Cricket Crack. It will make a huge difference. Her supplementing should also be different than most, due to montane. Ca w/D3 and Multivitamins once a month. There is a debate about Ca schedule, how often. It is hard on the liver and kidneys of the montane. I would double check the caresheets of this site for the latest recommendations. I gave my female jacksons Ca only twice a week, and only used a minimal amount. Good luck.

 

[MSchwartzman]

not sure why I typed that her cage is 24 tall...it is the 36.
I am doing some home renovations right now...and I think it told you a measurement from my hallway...

 

[Carlton]

First of all, hello from another Virginian. The white strip on her dorasal area in the last pic is indicitive of a burn. They usually turn white after a couple days and are near a basking areas of the body (i.e. spine). Silvadene cream is the usual treatment for it, but most people need a prescription for it from a vet or your regular PCP. (A lot of us elders have a jar in our fridge from our doctor [hint]) Very hard to say 100% without physically seeing her. But, if all 3 spots turn white, my diagnosis (I AM NOT A VET!) would be a burn. My basking bulbs are only 25-40w household small oven/fridge bulbs, to minimize burns. 25W for summer and 40W for winter. I would suggest a larger cage for her, at least 18"x18"x36". She is a montane species and they do need a good amount of temperature variance. Stop the chicken feed for gutloading, and use something like Repashy Bug Burger or Cricket Crack. It will make a huge difference. Her supplementing should also be different than most, due to montane. Ca w/D3 and Multivitamins once a month. There is a debate about Ca schedule, how often. It is hard on the liver and kidneys of the montane. I would double check the caresheets of this site for the latest recommendations. I gave my female jacksons Ca only twice a week, and only used a minimal amount. Good luck.

I think i agree about the burn. It is in such a "classic" spot for a burn. The good thing is, using some Silvadene on it is easy to do, will definitely help heal, protect from secondary infection, and probably won't create complications just in case something else is going on.

 

[MSchwartzman]

The basking bulb I have is the little one from a zilla tank. When I noticed the first spot, I lowered her basking branch about an inch.
I did not lower the branch under the UVB bulb.
Should I have?

Where else can I find this cream? I have never taken her to vet, so they aren't going to give me something.
will my regular doc give me some if I don't come in? What can I ask for and just see if they will call it it.
I have regular triple antibiotic cream... should I just use that?
This started about the 14th. Wouldn't the first burn look worse than it does if she kept burning it?
I will get some cricket food... I just kept reading that it was junk. I get my chickens good food, so I figured some sprinkled in the tank with fresh food would be fine and more like if they were foraging in the wild.
Either way... I will still get the cricket feed.

 

[junglefries]

Silvadene comes in a blue jar with a white top. It has to be prescribed by a vet or a regular doctor. I am not sure about over the counter medicines. It is very common, and a lot of people have it around the house in the fridge. I don't believe I am allowed to technically tell you to borrow some from someone, as it a prescribed medicine, and that would be a felony. But, it is easily obtained from a doctor.

 

[Carlton]

The basking bulb I have is the little one from a zilla tank. When I noticed the first spot, I lowered her basking branch about an inch.
I did not lower the branch under the UVB bulb.

Should I have? No. The burn is from heat, not UV.

This started about the 14th. Wouldn't the first burn look worse than it does if she kept burning it?

She may have burned it during one very long basking session, maybe during an unusually cold morning. Hard to say. A burn results from a combination of a) too high light temp, and b) sitting in one spot for too long.

 

[MSchwartzman]

So, the earliest I could possibly get her to a vet is going to be Monday or Tuesday.
What ailment would I need to have so I could call my personal doc for to get them to write a script for? Maybe a burn for my hand??
Should I treat her with the cream, and give it a few days and reevaluate? Or just wait and see and take her in next week?