scared and helpless

[brianrapisarda]

so i took my little guy to the vet for his eye and and they said he was just growing a scale over it and to apply mineral oil so i was and watching it and its only gotten worse i came home today and my wife said he was sleeping all day there isnt another exotics vet within 100 miles and the earliest they can see him is friday i have become so attached and he is my first little boy what should i do!

 

[Carlton]

so i took my little guy to the vet for his eye and and they said he was just growing a scale over it and to apply mineral oil so i was and watching it and its only gotten worse i came home today and my wife said he was sleeping all day there isnt another exotics vet within 100 miles and the earliest they can see him is friday i have become so attached and he is my first little boy what should i do!

Well, your vet is clueless about chams. They don't "grow a scale" over their eyes and don't get shed scales stuck on them as a snake can. I would NEVER apply mineral oil to an eye!

We need more information about the issue to even guess what you should do. To start off with, please read the "how to ask for help" sticky message on the Heath Clinic subforum and answer the questions in as much detail as possible. We can only start helping if you know all about how you care for your cham.

 

[justjumpit621]

flush the eye with plain saline solution asap. Mineral oil will do nothing for his eye, and your vet is an idiot. Flush flush flush and flush again multiple times a day, until you can get him to a CERTIFIED reptile veterinarian. Make sure they are certified or they could do even more damage.

 

[laurie]

Hello, maybe if you tell us where you are located we can help you find a good vet. I don't understand the treatment plan your vet has.

Start rinsing as suggested, and fill out the form. Maybe with some info one of the vets we have as members can offer ideas.

Hang in there we will help you and yourcham.

 

[Goatsniper]

holy crap dude. your vet needs to not talk anymore. its so hard to become a vet, its harder than becoming a regular doctor! that scares me! but i don't go to doctors myself. just my wife and my pets...

 

[Branman]

Here is the how to ask for help. Just fill in the info for your Cham.


Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[laurie]

holy crap dude. your vet needs to not talk anymore. its so hard to become a vet, its harder than becoming a regular doctor! that scares me! but i don't go to doctors myself. just my wife and my pets...

To be an MD takes 4 years undergraduate school, 4 years med school, 2 years internship, and more schooling if you specialize.

To be a vet takes 3 years undergraduate school, 3 years vet school


How does it take longer to be a vet?

 

[Goatsniper]

Its harder to get into the programs from what I was told by my vet, who was also my teacher, and gods gift to anything cold blooded or eating hay. Everyone wants to be a vet, especially equine, where I am from anyways. People are always dieing and getting diseases at an increasing rate, more so now with all the baby boom generation developing cancers and all of the fat people getting type 2 diabetes from the everlasting mc donalds freedom fries. There is more money involved with MDs. A new doctor makes what? $100k starting, while a vet makes like $50k? It might take longer to become an MD, but I think its defiantly harder to become a Vet, a vet that actually practices with multiple specialties. Most MDs do stuff like babies, or cancer, or ears and nose, or something like that. Where most vets can cover hundreds of species of animals, and the good ones take pride in their specialties and excel in discovery science and innovation to preserve the natural life that exists on earth. I don't like humans much. My wife is an exception, but im pretty sure she is an alien, disguised as the most amazing person in the world, waiting for the opportune moment to call the mother ship and abduct me for some kind of probe testing. but what do i know. im just a goat. fml.