Necropsies..show causes of death...

[kinyonga]

Panther chameleon...
"Necropsy revealed 38 nema- todes in different localizations; including those isolated from subcutaneous swellings and from faeces after de- worming, at least 75 (sub-)adults were found"...
https://www.wtm.at/smart_users/uni/user94/explorer/43/2022.pdf

Veiled chameleons...
"The three most often diagnosed fatal disease, were uricosis (gout) in 20%, egg retention in 15% and rickets (rachitis) in 10% of the examined cases. Beside these single cases of septicaemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, stomatitis, liver dystrophy, follicle degeneration, tuberculosis and granuloma formation induced by fungi were also observed"...
https://www.researchgate.net/public...n_Chamaeleo_calyptratus_between_2002_and_2010

Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) and Orthoreovirus Coinfection in Captive Veiled Chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) with Respiratory Disease...
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1329/htm

"Disseminated mycosis was diagnosed at necropsy"...
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...d4/2010SigleretalChameleomycesJCM2010publ.pdf

Mass on the kidney...Panther chameleon...euthanized...
https://exoticpetvetblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/renal-tumour-in-a-chameleon-a-case-study/

Crucifer lateralis...
"The main finding on necropsy was a grossly distended and impacted oviduct (uterus), full of mummified eggs and inspissated yolk material"...
https://www.adcham.com/html/veterinary/repro-disorder-flat-kramer.html

 

[JacksJill]

I read that wrong as necropsies caused death. Only if they are done too early. Interesting results.

 

[kinyonga]

I read that wrong as necropsies caused death. Only if they are done too early. Interesting results.

I hope I fixed that!

 

[kinyonga]

A chameleon full of worms...
http://www.muchadoaboutchameleons.com/2017/01/the-curious-case-of-chameleon-full-of.html?m=1

 

[kinyonga]

"A cohort of five Meller’s chameleons (two male, three female)"...all died...
"Death in these chameleons is attributed to systemic ranaviral infection"...
https://www.askjpc.org/wsco/wsc_showcase2.php?id=SnpLSkRQd2MvZE5VQjVzaVpkRGxXQT09

 

[crosscutts]

Thank you for the info , that’s gonna be a whole weekends worth of reading

 

[kinyonga]

Just thought I’d add a link to these os…
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/necropsy-help-please.150396/

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/warning-graphic-photos—necropsy-of-panther-with-severe-nutritional-mbd.87186/

 

[MzLaurie11]

Necropsy is an autopsy. Necrosis is cell/tissue injury resulting in death of the cell/tissue. When I first took on a cham rescue, i read a classified asking for chams that had passed so a necropsy could be done for a study. after realizing how fragile chams can be, I have tried to find that classified to share everyone to no avail.

 

[kinyonga]

“Our study describes 7 cases of multicentric epidermal squamous cell tumors in male panther chameleons (Furcifer pardalis”…
https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1110228954

 

[kinyonga]

“serpentoviruses”…
“The clinical history in the chameleon collection indicated a possible age-associated predisposition to morbidity and mortality”…
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1329

 

[kinyonga]

This one didn’t actually die but was euthanized.
“On physical examination, the chameleon was emaciated (body weight, 57.5 g [2.0 oz]) and had dull coloration, multifocal dysecdysis, unilateral mucopu- rulent ocular discharge, pale mucous membranes, and stomatitis. Advanced disease with a poor progno- sis was suspected, and the animal was euthanized”…
https://avmajournals.avma.org/downl...dfJsInlineViewToken=210885471&inlineView=true

 

[kinyonga]

An old one…
http://www.chameleonnews.com/02MayGreek.html

 

[dinomom]

Panther chameleon...
"Necropsy revealed 38 nema- todes in different localizations; including those isolated from subcutaneous swellings and from faeces after de- worming, at least 75 (sub-)adults were found"...
https://www.wtm.at/smart_users/uni/user94/explorer/43/2022.pdf

Veiled chameleons...
"The three most often diagnosed fatal disease, were uricosis (gout) in 20%, egg retention in 15% and rickets (rachitis) in 10% of the examined cases. Beside these single cases of septicaemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, stomatitis, liver dystrophy, follicle degeneration, tuberculosis and granuloma formation induced by fungi were also observed"...
https://www.researchgate.net/public...n_Chamaeleo_calyptratus_between_2002_and_2010

Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) and Orthoreovirus Coinfection in Captive Veiled Chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) with Respiratory Disease...
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1329/htm

"Disseminated mycosis was diagnosed at necropsy"...
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...d4/2010SigleretalChameleomycesJCM2010publ.pdf

Mass on the kidney...Panther chameleon...euthanized...
https://exoticpetvetblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/renal-tumour-in-a-chameleon-a-case-study/

Crucifer lateralis...
"The main finding on necropsy was a grossly distended and impacted oviduct (uterus), full of mummified eggs and inspissated yolk material"...
https://www.adcham.com/html/veterinary/repro-disorder-flat-kramer.html

The best part for veileds are the top 3 are totally husbandry related and preventable!