Greengo thechameleon
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My 9 month old veiled chameleon has hind legs infections and he lost his appetite and i already have the medicine for the infection but he is not eating what do i do
My 9 month old veiled lost his apetite
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Greengo thechameleon
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The doctor gave me
The doctor did not tell me which infection it was but he have me Ciprofloxacin Suspension he hasn't eaten since 2 days
The doctor did not tell me which infection it was but he have me Ciprofloxacin Suspension he hasn't eaten since 2 days
When my veiled chameleon was a little less than a year old I remember he stopped eating as well. After about 3 weeks of hunger strike his appetite returned and now he eats every day. Quite sturdy creature chameleons are.
His diet consists only of dubia roaches with some multivitamin/calcium dusting every now and then. Hope this info helps...
His diet consists only of dubia roaches with some multivitamin/calcium dusting every now and then. Hope this info helps...
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
If he's not super skinny then I wouldn't worry about two days. I would keep him well hydrated while he's on the meds. Antibiotics are hard on their kidneys.
Your chameleon needs a variety of well gutloaded feeders and three different supplements on a regular basic unless he gets allot of outside time. He needs calcium without d3 at just about every feeding, calcium with D3 twice a month and a multivitamin twice a month.
JoeVet
Established Member
Don't let them get away with simply giving you medicine without describing exactly what the medicine is for and what they think is going on. Infection is too vague to really know what he means. Infection of what by what? If it was infection did he offer bloodwork to confirm or did he just assume and treat without knowing? Remember the vast majority of veterinarians have no reptile and little bird training. Those that do are mostly self taught or taught on the job. Very few get additional reptile training. The good ones will at least join the ARAV. The very good ones will have years of personal reptile experience through their own breeding programs. The great ones will be boarded in reptile medicine but there are less than two dozen of these. Always question there experience and their diagnosis. A good vet won't mind explaining his thoughts on the case with you.
Jasonansally
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Force feed if you must to. In my experience they will eat it willingly after the first couple of chomps. But if not you can use a syringe until the underlying cause is found and cured.
