Parsonii Rehabilitation

[savage13]

This is AMAZING!! Joel you outdid yourself this is what it all about! Oldchamkeeper he right..You had save a species that dear to me you have extended the life expectancy of this wonderful animal from day's to year's.... I which CIN was still around this a good story for a newsletter..Man as long as I'm still around I will be talking about hey guys you read about jpowell86 and the wonderful job he did with that parsonii...Just keep doing what work please keep us posted and weigh I love to know..

Best wishes Felix...

 

[Carlton]

Are there any members here who have dealt with renal issues in parsonii lately? Just curious on the route you may have taken in regards to treatment.

Oh, she looks so much better and you can tell she feels better. That color just glows!

Not in parsonii, but in melleri. I rescued a wc adult who looked a lot like she did...skeletal and really depleted. He did survive, but we suspected compromised kidneys resulted from previous poor care. He ate well and did put on some weight but remained on the "edge" hydration wise. He drank a lot every day (lots of clear saliva every time) no matter the humidity level and access to water (and I had 2 other melleri in the free range room who were well hydrated during the same time). My vet and I decided to try giving him some Ringer's lactate by syringe each day as well as "normal" drinking water. I had him for a couple of years after that.

 

[leedragon]

Hey guys. Sorry I have been off this thread for over a month. I couldn't really give an update because her health fluctuated so much that I would have been lying to say she was doing better or worse. It has been quite a battle getting her stabilized. We have spent quite a bit of time with my vet monitoring her health. She is not nearly out of the woods yet.

We have been battling with renal issues constantly. My vet has been pretty shocked that I have been able to get meat on her bones and get her looking better. But that means nothing in regards to her internal health. That in itself is a great lesson for novice keepers. When working with imports or rehabilitation projects such as this, external appearance does give a picture of condition, but it is not the whole story by any means. Always keep that in mind.

Here are some pics of her. They are not great and for that I apologize. But she endures SOOOOOOOO much stress when we are at the vet that when I get her home, I literally leave her alone. I try my best to not even give her a visual of me other than when I feed. So she stays tucked up in her ficus the majority of the time.

She just had more testing done last week to which I am waiting on the results. I will try to keep everyone posted as I know you have all been rooting for her.

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your are amazing!!!! ( no homo)

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

You are doing a great job Joel! Congratulations!

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[jpowell86]

She might not be out of the woods Joel, but she is looking a lot better that's for sure. If she is to make I know you will give the one to give her every chance.

Thanks Brownie. Too kind.

This animal went from this . . . . .


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To this!!!!!



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Regardless if her life span is shortened because of the previous issues, you clearly lengthened her lifespan in captivity in the most positive of ways a cham keeper could ever hope to sir. You have accomplished that which I would estimate less than 5% of the keepers on this forum could ever do - You took a Parson's from death's clutch and told death to go F*** himself for awhile. Well done fellow Parson keeper.

Thanks Ralph. I appreciate it. Glad that efforts are showing progress.

Couldn't put it better than the above!
Seeing her bought tears to my eyes and a surge of joy to my heart, she's unbelievable, I know she has some way to go but omg what a difference. Joel you are a magician, you've done amazing work. She's a lucky girl to have your level of care and knowledge. Best of luck with her for the future.

Hey Tabitha. You're so kind. I appreciate it. I knew you had wanted an update, sorry it took so long. I hope that all your little ones are doing well!!

 

[Peachypink]

It's been a while since you've told us how she's doing, @jpowell86 ....unless I've missed another thread. How is she?

 

[savage13]

I was told by @jpowell86 that she return back to health and is reciting now with a small colony of her own species..

 

[Andee]

I am so glad she turned around so well

 

[jpowell86]

It's been a while since you've told us how she's doing, @jpowell86 ....unless I've missed another thread. How is she?

She really did well and I ended up passing her along to a friend of mine that has a nice collection of parsonii. He is going to breed her with one of his males. Those genetics need to continue.

 

[Peachypink]

She really did well and I ended up passing her along to a friend of mine that has a nice collection of parsonii. He is going to breed her with one of his males. Those genetics need to continue.

That's so great to hear!!

 

[Virgil1972]

That is great news.

 

[Carlton]

She really did well and I ended up passing her along to a friend of mine that has a nice collection of parsonii. He is going to breed her with one of his males. Those genetics need to continue.

Here's hoping she can produce a viable clutch of equally tough and brave little ones and that the rest of her life is happy and content. Great job!