PROLAPSEThis could be weak muscles, constipation, eggs, dehydrated etc.)
Symptoms: Visible intestines (cloaca) or hemipenis.
Solution: Chameleon will need to see a vet for treatment. In the meantime you can keep the prolapse moist with ky jelly until a vet is able to see your animal. Also can try cold water and sugar only on the prolapse area. Reevaluate your husbandry and correct as needed.
EXTERNAL MITES
Symptoms: Visible signs of mites
Solutions: Use a gallon of distilled water (extends shelf life of finished product to 12 months) with 56 g/59 mls of nix. Mix thoroughly, spray down the animal, avoid eyes and mouth and make sure that you coat every surface
inside of the cage and allow time to dry. If there is any substrate being used toss it and put new substrate in after \
cleaning the cage. Repeat every 5-7 days for a total of three treatments. I would probably cup feed until you are done
with the treatments. Seven days after last treatment thoroughly wash cage and furnishings down with plain water.
SORES Burns, forced trauma or skin infections bacterial/fungal.
Symptoms: Visible lesion, open wound
Solution: You will need to first establish what caused the sore.
Trauma sore: Clean sore with a mixture of providone iodine and bottled water. you will need to mix these two, to make a solution that
resembles mild tea. with a sterile cotton swab and solution clean the wound. rinse the wound with saline solution (contact saline solution will work) and follow with polysporin. treat once a day and remember to wash your hands and be as sterile as possible.
*Sores on feet from vines or cage accessories. Clean as above and then you can apply a product call new skin.
Bacterial sores: Consult a vet.
Fungal sores: Consult a vet.
BURNS and BRUISES
Symptoms: Visible signs
Solutions:
1) Burns - Caused by extreme heat. Normally affecting the head, dorsal spine and feet.
*Solution: First TREAT AS PER TRAUMA SORE LISTED ABOVE. Then Dab with a q-tip Polysporin or Silvadene topical.
2) Hypervitaminosis A: Hypervitaminiosis A Clinical signs mimic a dermal burn and include sloughing of the skin.
*Solution: Consult a vet. Treatment resembles burn wound therapy, including antibiotics, addressing the open wound and administering parenteral fluid.
3) Bruises - also called a contusion, is a type of relatively minor hematoma of tissue.
*Solution: Will heal on its own.
BROKEN BONES (Caused from blunt forced trauma or weak bone structure MBD)
Symptoms: Visible broken bone, swollen area, possible bruising
Solution: Consult a vet. Give the animal as much natural sunlight as possible, force feed or inject feeders with liquid calcium, and depending on the condition you may have to adjust cage to suit.
