Hi all,
Being a new Cham owner I have found this forum extremely helpful and educational, so thankyou to all that have advised me.
I bought my Cham at 14 weeks old, he is now just under 5 months old. From day one I have been like a worried parent and have done my utmost for him to make sure he is healthy and happy.
His apetite has never been that big which has always been a concern for me. However, he is such an active healthy looking Cham that it never alarmed me. Some of you may have seen my threads recently talking about his vomiting and his potential worms previously.
After a course of worming he has continued to show no improvement with his vomiting and eating. So I decided to finally get him checked out.
The vet said he was very thin for his age, his stomach was empty and he weighed just 9grams. They have kept him in over night to take some tests and feed him via a tube to get some food in him (that he should keep down).
She is concerned that MBD could be setting in. He has had all of his food dusted from the first day but as he hasnt been eating very much and vomiting so he has been lacking calcium intake. Can MBD be cured if caught early enough?
She also fears he may have a parasite that is uncurable. Any idea what this is? And what implications it may have? I cant remember the name of it.
My girlfriend and I have done our very best for him from day one and treated him like a king. Its such a shame that we bought an ill Cham from a pet store. We just hope he can make a full recovery. If anyone out there has had a similar experience or can answer any of my questions they would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Get well soon Karma!
Being a new Cham owner I have found this forum extremely helpful and educational, so thankyou to all that have advised me.
I bought my Cham at 14 weeks old, he is now just under 5 months old. From day one I have been like a worried parent and have done my utmost for him to make sure he is healthy and happy.
His apetite has never been that big which has always been a concern for me. However, he is such an active healthy looking Cham that it never alarmed me. Some of you may have seen my threads recently talking about his vomiting and his potential worms previously.
After a course of worming he has continued to show no improvement with his vomiting and eating. So I decided to finally get him checked out.
The vet said he was very thin for his age, his stomach was empty and he weighed just 9grams. They have kept him in over night to take some tests and feed him via a tube to get some food in him (that he should keep down).
She is concerned that MBD could be setting in. He has had all of his food dusted from the first day but as he hasnt been eating very much and vomiting so he has been lacking calcium intake. Can MBD be cured if caught early enough?
She also fears he may have a parasite that is uncurable. Any idea what this is? And what implications it may have? I cant remember the name of it.
My girlfriend and I have done our very best for him from day one and treated him like a king. Its such a shame that we bought an ill Cham from a pet store. We just hope he can make a full recovery. If anyone out there has had a similar experience or can answer any of my questions they would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Get well soon Karma!