Hello everyone,
Well i have an issue with my CB 5 month old chameleon (my youngest chameleon) never had this issue with MBD on my other chameleons. I read all the post about MDB problems and the best option for me was to take him to a Vet for calcium boost. Well i did do my best on searching for a reptile vet and i took him there... The problem is that the vet that checked him pulled his mouth open which i thought was ok, but when he did that his mouth stayed open and he couldnt close it by himself so the vet put a little of force to hold his mouth closed for about 1 min and it closed but not all the way and its been about 2 1/2 weeks and his mouth does not close, his tongue sticks out a little and sometimes his tongue hangs out which doesnt look too good poor little guy. He has been getting better walking around and stuff and also tries to eat by himself sometimes but he does not get a good target shot. Well all in all i paid about $180 bucks for the checkup, calcium glubionate, carnivore food to take home, fecal check and now i think i ended up with a dislocated or broken jaw for my poor baby. His mouth was perfectly fine before i took him there. I made a complaint about the vet and the service he performed, now he wants to check up on him. What should i do??
Well i have an issue with my CB 5 month old chameleon (my youngest chameleon) never had this issue with MBD on my other chameleons. I read all the post about MDB problems and the best option for me was to take him to a Vet for calcium boost. Well i did do my best on searching for a reptile vet and i took him there... The problem is that the vet that checked him pulled his mouth open which i thought was ok, but when he did that his mouth stayed open and he couldnt close it by himself so the vet put a little of force to hold his mouth closed for about 1 min and it closed but not all the way and its been about 2 1/2 weeks and his mouth does not close, his tongue sticks out a little and sometimes his tongue hangs out which doesnt look too good poor little guy. He has been getting better walking around and stuff and also tries to eat by himself sometimes but he does not get a good target shot. Well all in all i paid about $180 bucks for the checkup, calcium glubionate, carnivore food to take home, fecal check and now i think i ended up with a dislocated or broken jaw for my poor baby. His mouth was perfectly fine before i took him there. I made a complaint about the vet and the service he performed, now he wants to check up on him. What should i do??
If you have lost confidence in the vet who saw him then perhaps a different vet would be the best approach. At least with someone else you can explain what has happened and perhaps get his/ her professional and unbiased opinion on wether the first vet has harmed the poor little boy. Good luck, i really hope he is better soon.
