Bulges on cham's face

[SerpeRoma]

Hey everyone I came across this chameleon that needs to be rehomed, I'm not sure if it's worth trying or not. He's a 2yo male veiled, the current owner can't take care of him anymore. Any thoughts? Anyone experienced this before?

 

[ERKleRose]

Do you have, and are willing to, spend the money to get him to a good vet and treat him?

 

[kinyonga]

Right arm between the elbow and the wrist looks swollen to me too. Anyone else think so? Other than that and the bulges by the eye, he looks ok. Definitely needs to see a good chameleon vet though.

 

[SerpeRoma]

Do you have, and are willing to, spend the money to get him to a good vet and treat him?

The vet said he'd need x-ray and biopsy, I'm willing to take him if you guys think it's worth trying

 

[kinyonga]

What will happen if you don't take him?

 

[ElliotG]

I’ve never seen masses like that on a chameleon? Do you know the care he’s currently receiving? He looks somewhat healthy besides the obvious.

 

[BubbaVeiled]

He looks like a fancy goldfish. Poor guy :/

 

[Sonny13]

Poor guy, completely lost his eye due the lack of care for him. Hopefully it´s no bad abscess, which already has founds its way inside his head. Still if you can afford him and are willing to get him, at least he gets his deserved good life, for as long as that will be

 

[SerpeRoma]

This is his enclosure rn, I would have to do a full makeover

 

[ElliotG]

If it was me in the situation I would snatch him up in a heartbeat. I think he’s definitely got a chance. Probabaly has some MBD issues along with the abscesses, maybe a few other problems. Besides that, he looks relatively okay. He looks alert, which would give me the impression if that he needed anything done like surgery he could fight through it. I’d give him a chance.

 

[jannb]

Those lights probably caused it. He needs a vet with a lot of chameleon knowledge. Where do you live? I might be able to recommend a good chameleon vet.

 

[SerpeRoma]

Those lights probably caused it. He needs a vet with a lot of chameleon knowledge. Where do you live? I might be able to recommend a good chameleon vet.

I'm in san diego

 

[ERKleRose]

Do you have the $2,000-5,000+ needed for a proper cage set-up and biopsy and surgery and God knows what else he'll need to get done at the vet (he has visible MBD in the casque and something wrong with the right side of his mouth, he could have parasites and incorrect vitamin levels, as well, along with maybe something else, he doesn't look physically healthy)? And will you be okay if he passes away during surgery or anything?

 

[jannb]

There’s also a chameleon rescue you can take him to in Woodland Hills called CamEO
http://www.chameo.org/

LA area vets

Attila Molnar, DVM *
All Animals Medical Center, Calabasas, California - (818) 591-2773

Geoffrey Stein, DVM *
Shipp's Animal Hospital, 351 Foothill Blvd., Beverly Hills - (310) 550-0101

Daniel Reimer, DVM *
Adler Veterinary Clinic, North Hills, California - (818) 893-6366

Thomas H. Boyer, DVM
Pet Hospital of Penasquitos, 888-F Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA - (858) 484-3490
Pet Hospital of Penasquitos

Todd R. Cecil, DVM
Pet Emergency and Specialty Center, Chula Vista, CA (619) 591-4802 and La Mesa, CA (619) 462-4800

Tom Greek, DVM
Greek & Associates Veterinary Hospital, 23687 Via Del Rio, Yorba Linda - (714) 463-1190 or (866) 940-7028
www.tomgreek.com

 

[ElliotG]

The rescue sounds like the best idea. Unless you want to keep him.