My gravid cham is sick!

[lexi322]

I was shipped a sick reptile! Poor babygirl I have tooken her to the vet they said she was malnourished and she is very low on calcium! I payed 2,000 for the vet bill and she was rdy ro take home but I am trying everything and she dnt look too good! Any recommendations!? they sent me home w emeraid system carnivore. Calcium which i had to pay for about $73 for that and the some shots i have to give her every 3 days .

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I would try to hydrate and feed your female Furcifer pardalis. Then I would take your Furcifer pardalis to a vet ASAP.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Beman]

So was a fecal or bloodwork done? I mean looking at her sunk in casque and turrets this looks more like she has something far more extensive than malnourished. How did they come to the determination that there was a calcium issue?

I would not force feed unless she is not taking insects.

 

[MissSkittles]

If she was shipped to you being sick and gravid, you should be contacting whomever sent her to you. The stress of being shipped will only worsen her condition and I would think that a responsible breeder would know that (along with not selling a sick chameleon).

 

[lexi322]

So was a fecal or bloodwork done? I mean looking at her sunk in casque and turrets this looks more like she has something far more extensive than malnourished. How did they come to the determination that there was a calcium issue?

I would not force feed unless she is not taking insects.

So i will post up everything they did to her at the vet but yes a fecal test was done and blood test too… she looks worse then in the picture very pale and sunken cheeks and eyes. I am feeding her with a syringe she can’t eat on her own.Her tongue can’t shoot out and everytime I water her she licks up the water she is also very dehydrated idk how someone can ship a sick reptile like that smh!

 

[lexi322]

So i will post up everything they did to her at the vet but yes a fecal test was done and blood test too… she looks worse then in the picture very pale and sunken cheeks and eyes. I am feeding her with a syringe she can’t eat on her own.Her tongue can’t shoot out and everytime I water her she licks up the water she is also very dehydrated idk how someone can ship a sick reptile like that smh!

So i will post up everything they did to her at the vet but yes a fecal test was done and blood test too… she looks worse then in the picture very pale and sunken cheeks and eyes. I am feeding her with a syringe she can’t eat on her own.Her tongue can’t shoot out and everytime I water her she licks up the water she is also very dehydrated idk how someone can ship a sick reptile like that smh!

 

[lexi322]

So i will post up everything they did to her at the vet but yes a fecal test was done and blood test too… she looks worse then in the picture very pale and sunken cheeks and eyes. I am feeding her with a syringe she can’t eat on her own.Her tongue can’t shoot out and everytime I water her she licks up the water she is also very dehydrated idk how someone can ship a sick reptile like that smh!

If she was shipped to you being sick and gravid, you should be contacting whomever sent her to you. The stress of being shipped will only worsen her condition and I would think that a responsible breeder would know that (along with not selling a sick chameleon).

I did he refused to give me bck my $$ and said she was not like that when she left

 

[Beman]

It sounds like you may need to be more cautious about where you buy from. You must go to a fancy vet if they are able to run everything in house like that. Every vet I have gone to has had to send out lab work and fecal testing.