Xepera
New Member
Can you help me? My 2 year-old veiled male was diagnosed very early stage stomatitis and treated with baytril. This didn’t help and we took a sample from his mouth. Lab test result was Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a very tricky one to get rid of. Now his mouth has been washed with gentamicin solution (aminoglycoside antibiotic) for weeks but he is still not well. In the beginning he had only a little thicker saliva than normal and swollen lips but now I fear that pseudomonas is spreading inside of him. I think I hear a slight crackling noise when he breathes and his neck seems a little swollen (edema).
I have read a lot about the proper care of veileds f.ex. from this forum and there’s nothing to correct in his housing, feeding, supplements or other care. I just need specific information about pseudomonas. What is the next step? How can we get rid of this without damaging his kidneys with too strong antibiotics? I know this bacteria is very tricky but there must be someone there who has experience of this and who’s chameleon has overcome pseudomonas. What antibiotic(s) to use? Gentamicin injections can do great damage to him and we need safer alternatives.
I really don’t want to lose my chameleon, he means the world to me and is a crucial part of our little family.
I have read a lot about the proper care of veileds f.ex. from this forum and there’s nothing to correct in his housing, feeding, supplements or other care. I just need specific information about pseudomonas. What is the next step? How can we get rid of this without damaging his kidneys with too strong antibiotics? I know this bacteria is very tricky but there must be someone there who has experience of this and who’s chameleon has overcome pseudomonas. What antibiotic(s) to use? Gentamicin injections can do great damage to him and we need safer alternatives.
I really don’t want to lose my chameleon, he means the world to me and is a crucial part of our little family.