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    My sick cham is pooping and eating, is that a good sign

    I'm sorry, I'm new to this site and wasn't aware of the thread function. She seems to be in pain because she is squirming a lot and occasionally running like her life depends on it. Her breathing is quite labored at times as well. I gave her about .6 ml of water and I squirted it into her mouth...
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    Veiled Chameleon Aspirated Water, PLEASE HELP

    I wound up finding a fantastic reptile specialist who gave me the right advice. Ther original vet I saw had my cham on TRIPLE the dosage necessary which would have most likely killed her. My cham seems to be doing a bit better, she's still struggling, but I see more of her old self in her every day.
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    My sick cham is pooping and eating, is that a good sign

    She aspirated some water and may have a respiratory infection. The poop doesn't look normal, but she's on an antibiotic (ceftazidime) and a mainly liquid diet.
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    Veiled Chameleon Aspirated Water, PLEASE HELP

    She was on metronidazole for the bacteria and Panacur for the parasites (or at least that's what my vet said). I doubt the problem is parasitic at this point, as her feces was back to normal last week. I think its more likely that she has a RI from the aspiration as her breathing is labored and...
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    Veiled Chameleon Aspirated Water, PLEASE HELP

    A few nights ago I was giving my veiled chameleon Archer medicine that was given to me by my vet for possible parasitic infection due to a high bacteria count in her feces. The medicine was a thicker liquid to be administered orally with a syringe for seven days. On the last day, I gave her her...
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