Extremely ill female Veiled Chameleon

[dreamforthedead]

Please don't freeze her. A vet putting her to sleep will be a much kinder for all of you.

I agree with Tiff, please don't freeze her, its cruel. I couldn't do that to any animal. Find a good reptile vet right away not just any vets cause they wont know anything about reptiles and would give her less time. If nothing can be done then get her put to sleep by the vet. I cried looking at that pic, it's heart breaking. I feel for you but i feel more sad for her, either way she needs to be out of pain. Take her to a proper reptile vet please

 

[sandrachameleon]

mYou could put her comfortably in a dark box so she somewhat goes to sleep, and then place her in the refrigerator or freezer. it will make her dormant and she will gently pass away.

NEVER put one in the freezer. It makes for a painful death. Not whatsoever gentle

 

[morpheon]

Do not freeze your reptiles to put them to sleep. I don't remember if it was their blood or something else that will freeze before they die.. but it is very painful.

The eyes, Syn.


EDIT: To be even more specific: Cooper, (1996), says that freezing causes pain to chameleons on their eyes, skin and tissus.

 

[gabzzy]

i must say that she is dying; CoeChi looked just like that before he passed, it is sad and very heartbreaking but there is nothing you can do but keep her comfortable ; i am very sorry about ur current circumstances and hope you will do a neocropsy to find out the cause of her death.

 

[VeiledOwner87]

NEVER put one in the freezer. It makes for a painful death. Not whatsoever gentle

no crap eh? is there something you could send me for this? id like to read up on it. i was just in the exotic store once a while ago, and over heard this lady saying she had to put down her daughters leopard gecko down because of the bad butterworm deaths. the worker asked how she did that, and i heard her saying this. so it actually did sound quite sensible too me. never knew it would be painful for them, rather peaceful lol. i appologize for the false info. i dont know what i would do in this situation i couldnt bare to watch my animal suffer.

 

[kinyonga]

http://www.anapsid.org/euth.html
http://www.iacuc.pitt.edu/sop/Euth-AmphibiansFishReptiles.pdf

AVMA...
http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/euthanasia.pdf