Something stuck under the eyelid - Really need advice

bluemooon

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther-Ambilobe, male, 4 months. How long has it been in your care - 2 months
Handling - Not often, but in last few weeks I had to handle him to put saline and gentamycin drops in his eyes
Feeding - Brown and black crickets,super worms, smal lateralis? 10-15 a day. Mostly in the morning, but super worms when I foud some that sheeded, because he want eat them if they are not white. I am giving apples and carrots to feeders.
Supplements - Since I am in Eastern Europe, I am giving him what I can find here - Pure kalcium carbonate dust for humans, Nekton, Sera Reptiminerals c http://www.sera.de/us/products/terra...mineral-c.html .Trayng to give pure calcium every day, with the rest I am mixing,few feeders 2 times a week.
Watering - Spraing and and rain drop bowl on the top? 5-6 times a day, 1-2 minutes.It is a small cage? Yes he is, poop is ok.
Fecal Description - Brown-white, sometimes have 20% of orange and 80% white. Parasites-No, I do not have possibility to do that.No reptile vets here
History - One sheedeng before, three weeks ago, it was a problem with the eye but different.Here is that thread Baby Panther eye infection-please help He just recovered, and now the new problem.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen, image is attached. The door ant top are open, and two windows on sides. I have to say it in centimeters 45x50x45
Lighting - Reptile spot 45w, and Silvania uva,uvb 0,5% http://www.aquaristikshop.com/e_Prod...-Reptistar.htm Daily lighting schedule-12 hours
Temperature - From 70-86 Fahrenheit Lowest overnight temp - 68? Analog thermometars, but checked with digital too
Humidity - I am trying to keep it at least 50%, but have to spray offten to increase it. I am spraying every time the plant is dry,have water on the top of cage to drop like rain, in the last time I put at the bottom coconut supstrate covered with paper towels to try to increase it. What do you use to measure humidity-two analog hydrometars, checked wit digital too.
Plants - Are you using live plants-yes, Sheflera
Placement - No traffic,70 cm from the ground. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor - 120cm
Location - Eastern Europe - Serbia?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

Three weeks ago after sheeding, something stucked under eyelid of my boy. I tried everything: warm showers, washing with saline,even I found enthusiast vet and she tried to wash it, but nothing. She said it's obviously found a place and he don't feel it. Eyebal is clear and healthy. Is there any way to remove it. We don't have real reptile vet here. He is not showing need to remove it.
Eating well, going around, have normal behaviour.
I am so afraid it will cause some infection. Does any one have some advice?
 

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I had someonthing that looked similar to this with my veiled...

Took her to the vet and they had used a small syringe to remove about a fruit fly sized piece of gunk from behind her eye...

He explained it as "The same duct that runs from the eye to the mouth/nose in humans is found in chameleons and sometimes it may get clogged from diggin around (mine got hers from her dig box for eggs)... possible vit A defficiency (He said that not all Vit A problems cause eye issues... but eye issues can sometimes signal a Vit A problem) or mineral buildup from water."

Hope this helps a little...
 
The vet tried to wash it with a small syringe. She flushed the water under the eyelid, but all that saline just went thrue his nose. She is not real reptile vet, but really love them and trying to learn. At least she was brave enough to try, which is rare here.
I am misting with mineral water and he drink it.
I don't know is it possible to overdose him with minerals from water. Maybe I should try distilled water.
 
More than likely it is a bacteria infection but to be safe take the chameleon to the vet and let a specialist diagnose it. More than likely you will be given some baytril to help with the infection. I hope the chameleon does well he is a gem!
 
More than likely it is a bacteria infection but to be safe take the chameleon to the vet and let a specialist diagnose it. More than likely you will be given some baytril to help with the infection. I hope the chameleon does well he is a gem!

Wet was here. She is not thinking it is infection. I am using gentamycin ointment for every case, but no change. It is the same for amost one month. Eye is very clear,does not look infected. The redish skin is more likely his normal skin color.
 
It might not be infected yet... but there is deffinatly something up with the eye...

I wouldnt use mineral water... as the deposits can build up and cause issues sometimes.

I use distilled water.
 
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