Camille's Surgery is Tomorrow
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The drug is actually a good one and that side effect is only seen in humans. It's not even seen in dogs and cats! Weird right?
Glad to hear Camille is getting the best care! I hope medical management works and you won't have to worry about it anymore soon!
Hoj
Friendly Grasshopper
question ferrit, how similar are the two antibiotics that jann and i are using?
okiroo
Avid Member
Thank you all so much for your prayers and good thoughts. Camille is still a very sick little girl but she did not have surgery. When we arrived at Dr. Mader's he examined Camille and we talked about her previous x-rays and the ultra sound and he still was not 100% sure that she had an egg problem. He wanted to do one of his own x-rays and still not sure there were eggs. He did see what looked to be an maybe an abscess under her lung. He did some new blood work and her white blood cell count was extremely high and the red count very low. He said it was very serious. He gave her an Iron injection and a Vit. B injection. I have vitamins to give her at home and Chloramphenicol an antibiotic for the abscess. He said the abscess could be from a ruptured ovary but it was right under the lung. He said it was a good thing we didn't go into surgery with her red blood count so low or it would have been very dangerous. Dr. Alfonso will run blood work again in two week to see if she's improving and hopefully the antibiotic will cap off the abscess or she still might need surgery to remover the abscess when her blood count is back up.
I'm glad that I took her and and really glad that Dr. Mader didn't rush into surgery. We spent 3 and 1/2 hours in the clinic this morning and I now have Camille basking under her light and looking out her window at the pool over looking the water here in the beautiful FL Keys.
what a beautiful pic. im happy things might get better.
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Camille Update
Camille is still a very sick little girl. She has not shown any improvements at all. If fact she is worst. She now will not eat on her own and we have to slide in a few small silkworms after we give her the meds. I have been in touch with both of her vets and Dr. Mader says it will take time for the meds to work, if they are going too and that I will have to keep her on the meds for a long time, possibly 4 - 8 weeks. I am just worried sick about her. Dr. Alfonso says it basically waiting game to see if she responds and based on Dr. Mader's email, it seems that she could take a long time to respond and the blood work will be the determining factor as to whether the treatment is helping or not.
The waiting is killing me because it is so hard to see my precious angel sick. Please continue to keep Camille in your thought and prayers.
Camille is still a very sick little girl. She has not shown any improvements at all. If fact she is worst. She now will not eat on her own and we have to slide in a few small silkworms after we give her the meds. I have been in touch with both of her vets and Dr. Mader says it will take time for the meds to work, if they are going too and that I will have to keep her on the meds for a long time, possibly 4 - 8 weeks. I am just worried sick about her. Dr. Alfonso says it basically waiting game to see if she responds and based on Dr. Mader's email, it seems that she could take a long time to respond and the blood work will be the determining factor as to whether the treatment is helping or not.
The waiting is killing me because it is so hard to see my precious angel sick. Please continue to keep Camille in your thought and prayers.
Pilotman800
New Member
I wish you two the best! Hang in there!
ChameleonRave
Avid Member
I wish the best of luck for sweet Camille. I'm sure she will be a fighter like Delilah was with her surgery, even though it's quite different have all faith in you little girl Jann. It's frightening to have a chameleon put under and have surgery, but when it's done it's going to be all fine. If anything happens, just know that she had the best life with you and is a mother to many gorgeous chameleons.
Please keep us updated. I will be thinking of her throughout the day.
Please keep us updated. I will be thinking of her throughout the day.
brooklynelizabeth
New Member
Best wishes and good luck, you and camille are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope Luie is doing better too
lisagr07
Avid Member
Jann. i'm so sorry to hear that she doesn't appear to be doing any better... i so hoped that with the treatment we would start to see her coming around! it aweful to have a sick baby, just know that you are doing all that there is to help her and keep praying,,, she may yet turn the corner!!!!!!
