pelkos
New Member
Hi Everyone,
I recently did a test for parasites for my Jackson's chameleon, and it came back positive on coccidia. They didn't tell me how much of it was found, and my cham doesn't show any bad symptoms, so I assume it's probably not too bad yet.
My vet wants to treat with Albon, but would help me get Ponazuril if I decide so. He has doubts about Ponazuril though, for a few reasons but also because my cham is tiny (6-7 months old, 37 grams).
Could anyone give me an advice which medicine should I try? I was thinking maybe trying Ponazuril first, and then consider Albon if it doesn't help? How do I go about dosage with Ponazuril?
Also, I've heard I need to get rid of all the live plants and clean the cage vigorously, is this correct? My vet doesn't insist on throwing away the live plants... I plan on buying a steam cleaner this week, so will be cleaning his cage 1-2 times a day be ok?
I recently did a test for parasites for my Jackson's chameleon, and it came back positive on coccidia. They didn't tell me how much of it was found, and my cham doesn't show any bad symptoms, so I assume it's probably not too bad yet.
My vet wants to treat with Albon, but would help me get Ponazuril if I decide so. He has doubts about Ponazuril though, for a few reasons but also because my cham is tiny (6-7 months old, 37 grams).
Could anyone give me an advice which medicine should I try? I was thinking maybe trying Ponazuril first, and then consider Albon if it doesn't help? How do I go about dosage with Ponazuril?
Also, I've heard I need to get rid of all the live plants and clean the cage vigorously, is this correct? My vet doesn't insist on throwing away the live plants... I plan on buying a steam cleaner this week, so will be cleaning his cage 1-2 times a day be ok?