Surgery today

[lysinlight87]

yay! fingers crossed for the poo soon lol

 

[stalincat]

Still no poo, she's not eating well and she is really dark=(
Could it be cause she's in pain? What I remember from my surgery, they stop giving you painkillers but it still freaking hurts

 

[slinko9]

Hooray for Ripleys recovery!!! And a nice tall,,cold drink!!!!

 

[lysinlight87]

Still no poo, she's not eating well and she is really dark=(
Could it be cause she's in pain? What I remember from my surgery, they stop giving you painkillers but it still freaking hurts

Did they give you anything for her? Oral pain killers or antibiotics? You could try phoning to vet and seeing what they say. Is she drinking?

 

[DavidBuchan]

Good news that Ripley is doing well after surgery, and now you don't need to worry about laying bin stuff for her ever again . A few more days to get over the worst of it and I'm sure she'll be a nice bright green again.
P.s. Nice names - when I was a kid I had mice called Ripley and Hicks. I kept one of the babies and he was called Drake

 

[stalincat]

Did they give you anything for her? Oral pain killers or antibiotics? You could try phoning to vet and seeing what they say. Is she drinking?

nah they didn't give anything. Poor thing is hiding most of the time. Don't know if she's drinking or not, I never see her drink. She eats silkies though, so it can't be all bad. I'll phone the vet tomorrow if she doesn't poop.

Good news that Ripley is doing well after surgery, and now you don't need to worry about laying bin stuff for her ever again . A few more days to get over the worst of it and I'm sure she'll be a nice bright green again.
P.s. Nice names - when I was a kid I had mice called Ripley and Hicks. I kept one of the babies and he was called Drake

hopefully she will. I can't afford another vet bill at the moment
cheers! My next dude will be called 'Dutch' ha

 

[DavidBuchan]

hopefully she will. I can't afford another vet bill at the moment
cheers! My next dude will be called 'Dutch' ha

That's from a different film though.......Aliens first and now Predator......

 

[squeekz1992]

If you call the vet and they give her some pain meds be very careful giving them to her, when my cham had surgery, he was still really high the next day and i gave him the tramadol and it was too much for his system and since he was high he aspirated it.

I would say just give her some space and extra treats, but monitor her carefully. Avoid as much stress as possible, give her a little TLC and hopefully she will start feeling better in a couple of days

 

[stalincat]

That's from a different film though.......Aliens first and now Predator......

yeah I know. I have a worrying obsession with Aliens and Predators ha
Perhaps it would have to be a beardie

If you call the vet and they give her some pain meds be very careful giving them to her, when my cham had surgery, he was still really high the next day and i gave him the tramadol and it was too much for his system and since he was high he aspirated it.

I would say just give her some space and extra treats, but monitor her carefully. Avoid as much stress as possible, give her a little TLC and hopefully she will start feeling better in a couple of days

Think you are right. I'm sure if she needed more pain relieve, they'd give it to me. She's probably still in pain and hates all humans. I covered the enclosure with curtains, so she has some privacy. Going to keep supplying silkies and hope she'll poop soon. Also looks like she's going to shed soon, that would add some extra discomfort

 

[squeekz1992]

Think you are right. I'm sure if she needed more pain relieve, they'd give it to me. She's probably still in pain and hates all humans. I covered the enclosure with curtains, so she has some privacy. Going to keep supplying silkies and hope she'll poop soon. Also looks like she's going to shed soon, that would add some extra discomfort

Yep, humans are evil didn't you know?
Funny, Pascal didn't hide after his surgery, he refused to get off of my arm and then curled up on my chest and went to sleep, but he fired up at anyone who wasn't me.

Good, it's always nice to have your favorite food after a rough week I'm sure she'll be back to normal in no time

 

[lysinlight87]

nah they didn't give anything. Poor thing is hiding most of the time. Don't know if she's drinking or not, I never see her drink. She eats silkies though, so it can't be all bad. I'll phone the vet tomorrow if she doesn't poop.

Silkies are great for hydration, Neelix hasn't been this well hydrated for months. I guess she must be pretty traumatised, hopefully she'll pick up soon

 

[Miss Lily]

Is she is hiding she may not be warm enough. When they are cold they go darker to absorb more heat.

 

[stalincat]

Is she is hiding she may not be warm enough. When they are cold they go darker to absorb more heat.

she was light in the morning, but then went dark. She would come bask for a while and then go hide behind plants. I put a 60W lamp instead of 50, should be quite warm there. Could put 75 i guess. But she was fine with 50 before.

To be honest, I don't blame her for being stressed, she lost over 70 grams in weight, her ovaries and oviducts, she's got stitches on her side and I bet its quite sore
I just want her to be healthy again

 

[Miss Lily]

Aww, it sounds like you are doing all you can for her. I know how tough it is to have a sick chameleon. It is so hard knowing that you can't really do much to help them.

 

[jastate09]

How's she doing? Any updates?

 

[mcbdz]

Yes, updates please. How she is recovering nicely and back to herself.