SaveDeafDogs
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Hey everyone,
So.... I'm obviously very saddened by this... so any suggestions are great!
Current Problem -
I woke up a couple days ago and noticed my female panther chameleon was squinting her right eye. I tried to flush it out with some water and checked on her the next day and it seemed to be getting worse. I flushed the eye out with water again and a large clot of what looked like puss came out with a q-tip. (Obviously I was being VERY gentle). Her eye looks like its still pretty swollen and puss might be pooling inside again. I know a vet is probably the best solution. But the vets around me aren't available to see her till monday and I'd like to do something before then seeing as how it might be getting worse.
Suggestions or ideas?
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, female, 9 months
How long has it been in your care? 8 months
Handling -every day, loves being handled
Feeding - Crickets, and wax and mealworms, 8-15 per day, gut loading with carrot cricket diet
Supplements - calcium couple times a week, vitadust once a month
Watering - dripper and 2x-4x mistings per day
Fecal Description - looks normal from what I've seen, she was housed with another female till yesterday, so i will know more about this soon
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 4ftx2x2
Lighting - 9am turn on 100w powersun bulb (was using coil florescent and halogen, switched about a week ago)
Temperature - 85-75 and mid to low 70s at night
Humidity - ranges but between 30-70%
Plants - ficus
Placement - cage is on the floor and is about 4 feet tall. there is a ceiling fan in the room that is sometimes on, and an AC unit about 9 feet away
Location -Chatsworth ca
So.... I'm obviously very saddened by this... so any suggestions are great!
Current Problem -
I woke up a couple days ago and noticed my female panther chameleon was squinting her right eye. I tried to flush it out with some water and checked on her the next day and it seemed to be getting worse. I flushed the eye out with water again and a large clot of what looked like puss came out with a q-tip. (Obviously I was being VERY gentle). Her eye looks like its still pretty swollen and puss might be pooling inside again. I know a vet is probably the best solution. But the vets around me aren't available to see her till monday and I'd like to do something before then seeing as how it might be getting worse.
Suggestions or ideas?
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, female, 9 months
How long has it been in your care? 8 months
Handling -every day, loves being handled
Feeding - Crickets, and wax and mealworms, 8-15 per day, gut loading with carrot cricket diet
Supplements - calcium couple times a week, vitadust once a month
Watering - dripper and 2x-4x mistings per day
Fecal Description - looks normal from what I've seen, she was housed with another female till yesterday, so i will know more about this soon
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 4ftx2x2
Lighting - 9am turn on 100w powersun bulb (was using coil florescent and halogen, switched about a week ago)
Temperature - 85-75 and mid to low 70s at night
Humidity - ranges but between 30-70%
Plants - ficus
Placement - cage is on the floor and is about 4 feet tall. there is a ceiling fan in the room that is sometimes on, and an AC unit about 9 feet away
Location -Chatsworth ca