celinann
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In the past few days my male veiled (about 2 yrs old) has suddenly seemed really weak and is having a really hard time moving around. It almost seems like how I've heard MBD being described...hanging off the branches and grasping at his own legs and body with his feet.
Recently I moved back home from my dorm where he was doing okay...though he had some edema for the past few months I took him to the vet and we did some antibiotic treatments and though the edema didn't go away he didn't seem to be getting any worse. When I brought him home I set up his cage outside so he could be in the sunlight. The other night I came home and he was sleeping on the floor...something I've never seen him do before. Up until then his grip was strong and he seemed to be fine. The next morning the weak behavior started.
I feed him crickets gutloaded with Mazuri. My vet said she did a study and found that gutloading them with Mazuri is enough calcium and dusting is not needed. I've been giving him some cal+d3 since this started thinking maybe it's a deficiency...now I'm thinking maybe it could be a d3 overdose?? Worst thing I could think of is organ failure of which I've heard edema is a sign. I also suspected maybe he was dehydrated from the heat we've been having so I brought him in a day after I found him on the floor and have been closely monitoring his fluid intake.
He seems really uncomfortable and I want to do what I can for him. If anyone has seen a problem like this before and has any answers I'd be so grateful.
This post seems kind of similar to the problem I'm having. My cham's legs are kind of swollen like that too near the bottom (foot) end, but not at the top and he doesn't have the sort of hernia looking things.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/male-panther-gular-edema-neck-swelling-59420/
Recently I moved back home from my dorm where he was doing okay...though he had some edema for the past few months I took him to the vet and we did some antibiotic treatments and though the edema didn't go away he didn't seem to be getting any worse. When I brought him home I set up his cage outside so he could be in the sunlight. The other night I came home and he was sleeping on the floor...something I've never seen him do before. Up until then his grip was strong and he seemed to be fine. The next morning the weak behavior started.
I feed him crickets gutloaded with Mazuri. My vet said she did a study and found that gutloading them with Mazuri is enough calcium and dusting is not needed. I've been giving him some cal+d3 since this started thinking maybe it's a deficiency...now I'm thinking maybe it could be a d3 overdose?? Worst thing I could think of is organ failure of which I've heard edema is a sign. I also suspected maybe he was dehydrated from the heat we've been having so I brought him in a day after I found him on the floor and have been closely monitoring his fluid intake.
He seems really uncomfortable and I want to do what I can for him. If anyone has seen a problem like this before and has any answers I'd be so grateful.
This post seems kind of similar to the problem I'm having. My cham's legs are kind of swollen like that too near the bottom (foot) end, but not at the top and he doesn't have the sort of hernia looking things.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/male-panther-gular-edema-neck-swelling-59420/