using saline solutions like Visene?

[David]

I've read in threads here of using saline solution for dry eye or eye-related problems.

What brands / solutions are not harmful to chams?

 

[Justin Ward]

you can use any brand...just make sure you read the label...eye drops and saline solution are different, just read the ingredients

 

[Justin Ward]

see if this thread helps https://www.chameleonforums.com/saline-solution-35457/#post327298

 

[laurie]

Don't use visine. It has chemicals. Use plain saline eye wash, that is chameleon safe.

 

[David]

see if this thread helps https://www.chameleonforums.com/saline-solution-35457/#post327298

Don't use visine. It has chemicals. Use plain saline eye wash, that is chameleon safe.

Thank you both. From DW's thread on this:

Here's an example of what you can use to flush out a chameleon's eye:
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/s...26&productId=458126&navAction=jump&navCount=3

If the bottle's tip creates a tight stream of liquid then you can carefully but deliberately squirt the stream directly at the chameleon's eyelid slit and literally fill-up the eye lid with the saline solution. With cooperation, some chameleons will let you gently rub the outside of the eyelid to break-up the gunk inside to aid with the flushing process. Some will even press their eye/head against your finger in order to rub their eye on their own . Dr. Greek showed me this saline squirting technique and I've used it several times helping other keeper's chameleons as well as my own and had good success. It seems to be very effective at breaking-up gunk in an infected eye before administering antibiotic drops.

Note that it is thimerosal and chlorhexidine free.

When he refers to antibiotics for an eye infection, which antibiotics are most commonly used?

And are they only available from a vet or ?

 

[Ozzie2011]

Good luck on getting it in his eye. Ozzie always closes his eye whenever I get near it with anything and if a drop happens to drop on his eye it repels off his eye.

I have eye antibiotics also and same thing happens...beats me on how one can accomplish this procedure.