Panther not eating much and weird yellow patch on flank

[ataraxia]

A question for the vets: What organ/'s would be located in the area that has the color change?

Op: i would personally take your chameleon to the vet and have a xray done to see if any organs seem odd and secondly if they can do blood work to also pin point.

It is my belief they will change colors in a specific area on the outside where they inside are having problems.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

A question for the vets: What organ/'s would be located in the area that has the color change?

Op: i would personally take your chameleon to the vet and have a xray done to see if any organs seem odd and secondly if they can do blood work to also pin point.

It is my belief they will change colors in a specific area on the outside where they inside are having problems.

That would be lungs and/or intestines primarily. Have you ever seen an internal problem confirmed that causes an external color change in that type of pattern? That seems very unlikely to me. I could see a large portion of the body affected, such as when eggs compress pelvic nerves and cause color change in the back region of the abdomen or tail, but in a small spot like that it does not seem likely imo.

 

[Rodderz]

I am waiting for the reptile expert at the vets to get back at the end of the week but I am quite sure that my cham is in no great danger until then.

His behavior around the time I noticed the yellow coloration changed dramatically and I am convinced it was due to the cool ambient temperature causing him to spend long periods under the basking lamp, hence the thermal burn. Around this time i did occasionally notice him pawing at the side of his enclosure, a sign that conditions inside were not satisfactory, and that he felt stressed.

Since I have warmed the room to make ambient enclosure temperature optimal and replaced the basking spot with a slightly lower wattage he has responded well. He is behaving normally, his apetite has returned, and he no longer makes me think that he is any way distressed.

I will continue to monitor the yellow patch and upload photo's, and I will still take him to the vet, but I am convinced that the environmental conditions of his enclosure (too low ambient temp and too high wattage bulb) caused the issue, and that this has now been resolved.

 

[Rodderz]

I spoke to the person who looked after him while I was on hols and he also noticed him acting a bit restless and basking a lot. I am a bit annoyed because being so experienced with reptiles I would have expected him to have known that this was not normal behavior and stepped in, especially once the yellow patch started becoming visible.

Oh well, I guess you can never really rely on anyone to look after you cham as well as yourself.

 

[Dr O]

I am a bit annoyed because being so experienced with reptiles I would have expected him to have known that this was not normal behavior and stepped in, especially once the yellow patch started becoming visible.

he knew about the yellowing area when you returned to get him?

 

[Dr O]

how is he doing?

 

[Jetta]

I was just searching the internet since my Panther Chameleon has been showing the same symtoms that you mentioned Rodderz!

My Chameleon has the yellow patch that never appeared before and his spikes are flaking away.

Did you happen to get any information on what might be the cause?

Thanks

 

[ReptileLove18]

if you read the rest of this thread, it was found to be a thermal burn. there was another thread linked that has more pics of a burn also so you could check that out as well.
go back to page one and start there, you gotta read it all!! you could also start a thread in the health clinic part of the forum discribing what is going on with your pather, put in some pics so that you can get feedback like these people did once you do that, message Dr. O and ferretinmyshoes for opinions on your own chams condition, sending the link to your thread so that they can see the pictures!
hope the best for your panther!!!
thermal burns need to be checked out by vets, so if it in any way resembles the pictures and descriptions in this thread, i would make a vet appointment with a good vet who had experience with chameleons!