A little chin rub
- Thread starter Weebo
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MatthewGregory
Member
Its the little things in life!
I don't know if you have already been advised about Metabolic Bone Disease, but I searched a bunch of your threads and didn't see anything. The curved limbs are signs of multiple breaks, and the fact that she is falling asleep in your lap is not likely cute, but worries me. She needs to see a vet who has experience with chameleons to get Immediate treatment. Sorry if I missed a thread about this and it is already being addressed.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
Unfortunately, Decadancin is right. Your little girl needs vet attention (and I mean this in the kindest possible way). She should not be falling asleep in your hand like that and she should show a little attitude. She looks pretty depleted and weak IMHO. I hope you can find a decent vet nearby so she can enjoy her life.
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
She definitely has metabolic bone disease and though it may not look too bad, that much curvature is rather severe though definitely not the worst I've seen. Hopefully with the right care they will straighten out, but her limbs may never be normal. But at least with liquid calcium and vet care you can stop the spread and strengthen her bones/muscles and hopefully make it easier for her to lay any eggs in the future.
CharlieCharmingo
Avid Member
Once you see the vet and they help you right the situation try to also feed her food high in calcium that will help with the extra dose of liquid calcium she is getting. And since she will be getting medicine try to make sure she is getting an extra amount of water too.
jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
@Weebo I have to chime in as well. Has a vet treated your baby girl for Metabolic Bone Disease?
If not, your girl desperately needs a vet. This is not something you can treat on your own. Those curved legs are fractures or folding of the bones. This is a very painful disease process, so please don't handle her.
Please keep us updated. Good luck.
If not, your girl desperately needs a vet. This is not something you can treat on your own. Those curved legs are fractures or folding of the bones. This is a very painful disease process, so please don't handle her.
Please keep us updated. Good luck.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
Please don't feel bad...its always hard to say this to someone who simply didn't know. You may have gotten poor care information when you bought her and its also possible she was already developing MBD before that. It is very common. If you had never kept chams before and trusted the husbandry info you were given, how would you know unless you happened to do a lot more research after the fact? At least now with more information you can give her a better life!I have so much to learn, thought this was cute turns out its not well, makes me feel bad
HOTPD
Member
Its not my chameleon I just felt bad as I commented it was cute and it was sick
Quite often we don't see all the facts when we first look at threads. The great thing about the forums is that often other members are looking and spot something that may have been missed. When this happens to me I focus more next time! This shows why we often ask to see pictures as well as ask a lot of questions.
I took her to the vet and they said she looked healthy. She's always very active and moves around quickly. These pictures were taken at night when she was already sleepy at the time I took her out of her cage. MBD is still something I'm concerned about though, what does a vet actually do about it?
CharlieCharmingo
Avid Member
Do you go to a vet that specializes in exotic animals? Not that I think your vet is incompetent it's just most don't so sometimes it's hard for them to give an accurate opinion.
Sometimes a chameleon acts healthy when it's really sick. It's only when the sickness has gotten much worse that they start to show signs.
Here's a picture I pulled off the web. You see how the chameleon on the right limbs don't curve. It's more like straight across straight down. While the chameleon on the left has like more of a c curve to it. I don't know if I'm explaining this correctly. Granted it's not a very good picture of the left side chameleons but it was the only one I could find of two side by side.
CharlieCharmingo
Avid Member
Well that could be seen as a good thing if she's still active. That means there is time to rectify the situation before it gets worse.
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