Corner of eyes swollen

[Sampson87]

I recently saw a baby male veiled chameleon at petco that has slight swelling on the corner of his eyes. I reported it to the manager and they took him to the vet but even the vet wasn't 100% sure what caused it. They gave him a special type of eye drops but when i followed up with the petco manager, she said there wasn't much improvement after a week... what could this be? Fyi im not going to purchase a chameleon from petco but i really wish i could just rescue him from that horrible pet store. =(

 

[jannb]

Kinyonga is excellent with chameleons especially veileds. Hopefully she will give her opinion here or on your other thread.

 

[peywei_]

My cham has the same thing... expect much larger...

 

[jannb]

My cham has the same thing... expect much larger...

I recommend a vet visit with a vet that has chameleon experience. Where do you live? I might be able to recommend a good vet.

 

[peywei_]

here is the picture. I got him from a pet store because I felt bad for the little guy. This eye bag is a new thing though... I'm really worried. His appetite went down as well. he is about 8 months.

 

[peywei_]

I recommend a vet visit with a vet that has chameleon experience. Where do you live? I might be able to recommend a good vet.

i just posted pictures of it. I live in Arizona

 

[jannb]

i just posted pictures of it. I live in Arizona

Your chameleon needs to see a vet right ways. That looks bad. Where in Arizona would be helpful but here’s a list of reptile vets in Arizona. I’d call them and see which has chameleons experience. Kevin Wright was an excellent vet but he has passed away.
http://thereptilereport.com/arizona-reptile-veterinary-directory/

 

[kinyonga]

Thanks for the compliment Jann...but I'm no expert! Will never call myself that!

I really hate eye problems...there are too many things it can be and most never get solved completely.
I'm not the only one who has trouble figuring it out...
http://avetsguidetolife.blogspot.ca/2013/01/bulging-chameleon-eyes.html

Could be an infection including a respiratory one...could be something stuck in it...could be a blocked tear (nasolacrimal) duct...can even be cancer in a very few cases....can be a vitamin A issue...can be the lights bothering it....it can even be a humidity issue....beginning see why I hate them?? (Since it's both eyes I would rule out cancer for sure.)

Sorry I can't tell you which none it is.

 

[Sampson87]

If it is a tear duct issue what would be the treatment?

 

[kinyonga]

There was a thread on here that I can't find right now by Ferritinmyshoes showing the tear duct.