frabjousday
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Hi, all! My male veiled chameleon is 5 years and 4 months old - he was diagnosed by a reputable vet as having pseudo-gout this summer. He had some random "bumps" around a couple of his joints and on his tail months ago. Since this spring, he's undergone a biopsy of his bumps (they're fluid sacs with calcium crystals around them), blood work done, and fecal test done. We treated him for a little bit of pin worms he had a couple months ago. He also had necrosis in the tip of his tail, which vet amputated a bit of his tail. Vets at the clinic think the pseud-gout was possibly preventing blood flow to his tail tip, which is why necrosis occurred.
I was also informed by the vet that pseudo-gout is irreversible.
I have been giving him tramadol twice a day (vet prescribed) and went traveling over a week ago and I returned today. My partner has been feeding and watching him and said he's been at the bottom of his enclosure the past few days, curled up. He's able to hold our fingers well and has eaten a bit, but even after the tramadol today, he still remains curled up. He could barely eat a hornworm today. We've been hand misting him, also. He keeps falling from the lowest branch I put him on, so I just let him lay at the bottom of his enclosure now.
He was able to move yesterday after tramadol, but today after I returned from my travels and gave him tramadol, he just stayed curled up and maintained a light green color.
I am taking him to the vet tomorrow.
At this point, if the tramadol isn't even helping, what can I do about the husbandry? Do I need to create platforms for him? He can not even stay on a lower branch. I've added a couple towels to the bottom of his enclosure, he just lays on his side.
This is a photo of him from today, he looks darker in my hand, but is a generally lighter color most likely from the tramadol causing his light green relaxed state. Labs attached (from June this year).
I was also informed by the vet that pseudo-gout is irreversible.
I have been giving him tramadol twice a day (vet prescribed) and went traveling over a week ago and I returned today. My partner has been feeding and watching him and said he's been at the bottom of his enclosure the past few days, curled up. He's able to hold our fingers well and has eaten a bit, but even after the tramadol today, he still remains curled up. He could barely eat a hornworm today. We've been hand misting him, also. He keeps falling from the lowest branch I put him on, so I just let him lay at the bottom of his enclosure now.
He was able to move yesterday after tramadol, but today after I returned from my travels and gave him tramadol, he just stayed curled up and maintained a light green color.
I am taking him to the vet tomorrow.
At this point, if the tramadol isn't even helping, what can I do about the husbandry? Do I need to create platforms for him? He can not even stay on a lower branch. I've added a couple towels to the bottom of his enclosure, he just lays on his side.
This is a photo of him from today, he looks darker in my hand, but is a generally lighter color most likely from the tramadol causing his light green relaxed state. Labs attached (from June this year).
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