Respiratory Infection

[Sir Francis 222]

1. Chameleon Info:
   • Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon. I have had him for about 2.5 years .
   • Handling - Almost everyday , let him free range .
   • Feeding - I feed him about 10-16 crickets everyday , I know after the year mark you're supposed to feed a veiled every other day but he's hungry everyday. I also feed him once in awhile meal worms. I want to introduce to silk worms , but everyone who sells them are sold out at the moment.
   • Supplements - I dust the crickets everyday with calcium without D3 everyday. Flukers calcium with D3 and herpervite with beta carotene once a month every two weeks (not both at once , separate).
   • Watering - I spray his cage with a spray bottle , for 3 minutes twice a day .
   • Fecal Description - normal color solid . urates are white but with a little yellow .not tested for parasites
   
   Cage Info:
   • Cage Type - all screen cage, 22x48.
   • Lighting - I use repti sun 10.0 uvb and basking light I believe it's 75 watts .
   • Temperature - at the moment I am trying to find something else to detect temeperature. It is usually around 80
   • Humidity - 65%
   • Plants - I have a lot of fake plants and I have a live ficus .
   • Placement - he is near a window to get natural sunlight . since his cage is made out of the screen material it is pretty ventilated .
   • Location - California
   
   Current Problem - I think he has a respiratory infection , every time I feed him his mouth on the side makes a popping noise and sometimes I noticed he has bubbles on the tip of his tongue . I have not seen him gape at all . also I will insert a photo where I think the side of his cheek looks swollen . I read that one cause of respiratory infection is the cause of leaving feces or urates in the case for to long , so I been doing my best to clean them as soon as I see them . but other than. That I am not sure what to do . I plan to take him the the vet soon . I am just saving money since I had to make other expenses these past few weeks . I need help if there is anything else I can do for him in the mean time . I will appreciate it . photos inserted below .

 

[carol5208]

If he has a RI he will need an antibiotic. So, if that is the case, I would not wait too long. See if someone can borrow you the money.

 

[Decadancin]

If he has a RI he will need an antibiotic. So, if that is the case, I would not wait too long. See if someone can borrow you the money.

You can always ask to see if you vet can do some sort of payment plan.

 

[Sir Francis 222]

If he has a RI he will need an antibiotic. So, if that is the case, I would not wait too long. See if someone can borrow you the money.

I will call the place near me tommorow , I friends with them so hopefully we can work something out .
But is there anything you can recommend to stop this from happening again?

 

[Remkon]

I will call the place near me tommorow , I friends with them so hopefully we can work something out .
But is there anything you can recommend to stop this from happening again?

• Placement - he is near a window to get natural sunlight . since his cage is made out of the screen material it is pretty ventilated.

I'm just giving a wild guess but of having him near to a window may expose him to draft at times (if that window is opened)...

 

[trickedoutbiker]

he is near a window to get natural sunlight . since his cage is made out of the screen material it is pretty ventilated .

The glass from the window is going to filter out any UVB rays from the sun that are coming through the window, so giving the chameleon "natural sunlight" through a window isn't going to work. He literally benefits nothing from it except for maybe the bit of added brightness.

I'm just giving a wild guess but of having him near to a window may expose him to draft at times (if that window is opened)...

Totally agreed.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Hi there my baby girls name is Francis as well . She had the start of an RI . If you're baby has one you want to catch it early . My Francis's was put on Enoloxacin . Her lungs sounded pretty good but did have the popping and sounded like she was coughing , she recovered fast . It was not expensive 32 with appointment .

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

The other thing with antibiotic was warm showers and steam . Just bc because over steaming can make it worse .

 

[Sir Francis 222]

Hi there my baby girls name is Francis as well . She had the start of an RI . If you're baby has one you want to catch it early . My Francis's was put on Enoloxacin . Her lungs sounded pretty good but did have the popping and sounded like she was coughing , she recovered fast . It was not expensive 32 with appointment .

Thank you for your help , yes I am trying to set up an appointment with a vet