I’ve had a few geckos before. They were cool and all but I want to try chameleons. Thought I did proper research even before getting him and it still didn’t make it long enough. Everything I read said the opposite or didn’t say what was said from here.
Did they not offer a check up appointment to ensure everything was going well? I would have a think about finding a different exotic vet if they weren't offering euthanasia or check ups for future chameleons or other exotic animals
They called every 2 days to check in, we kept saying he’s getting worse. They said there may not be much left to do besides trying the medicine
I use my repti rain as a sort of dripper until I get my mist king but I'm sure the little dripper and bug dripper will work.
I'm still surprised they didn't offer euthanasia, but i guess this is a learning curve in many ways. Good luck with any future chameleons and remember that we are always here to help!
For the future, take your future chameleon to an exotics vet with tons of reputable chameleon experience as soon as symptoms appear. They hide their sicknesses very well until it is too late.
Zoo Med's Little Dripper, homemade/diy drippers, and more are all options
Omg poor baby. Sorry i didnt seE post sooner. If you have a syringe without a needle put 5 ml of good water in it wrap baby in cloth and put on side. If u went to the vet they xhould have given you one. Tap around mouth to open and get the water into him. Repeat 4 to 5 times. You might need to pry with fingers and stroke throat to open up. Now find hormworms and buy 25 if you can. Get extra food for them. I dont care if they are too small start hand feeding him themand get some wax worms while you are at it. If he wont take either, smash them to a pulp until you can draw them into syringe. Then feed him they same way you are giving him the water. at this point dont add anything to the mix. This is emergency rescue to save his life. If the baby wont sit under his lights snuggle him next to you. Your body temp is perfect to warm him up. put the uvb near you if you want it cant hurt. If he starts regaining strength call vet and get liquid calcium. Give him 0.2cc every 12 hours administer same as fliud above. This should be done for a month. continue force feeding until he will eat a horn or wax worm on his own. The reason why horn and wax is horn is for hydration and calcium and wax is for fat or lipids. Note this is a rescue diet and should not be used as a long term diet. Both have no exoskelton and are easy to digest. once he poops scope poop and urate (if there is one) into ziolovk for vet to chevk for parasites. Once out of rescue mode, listen to suggestions of other owners to correct husbandry issues. sending prayers your way
His Cham has passed.
Omg so sad. When i saw he posted friday i thought i might be too late.
I agree!
Maybe they did offer but was refused as I don't think the vet (normally) does this for free.
Thank you behman link very informative. Everyone should read!!!. I like injecting hornworms with liquid calcium must inject closer to head then horn so med does not squirt out when cham bites down. Also using a medium size horn works better then larger ones. FYI medication Orbax causes calcium, zinc, and others not to absorb but adding liquid calcium to regime takes care of that. Explained to me by very knowledgable vet.
Yeah, I just had one pass a while back, and she did not really show any symptoms until it was too late. I got an appointment with the vet, but they were backed for weeks, and the only exotics specialist that was anywhere near our area (even up to 3 hours away that I could find) around to get a hold of was also backed up.
If you think he's probably going to die anyways, wouldn't a try with the water in the mouth be worth it? I thought I saw Beman post a link to help someone else place liquid medication properly into the mouth. I mean, at this point, if you're right and there's not much that can be done there might not be much to lose anyways, is there? What do you think? I mean, he won't have a chance if he stays severely dehydrated, will he?
Sorry, the link Beman gave is right above. I have been doing so much reading, I forgot that the link he shared was right here.
