jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
My chameleon Hammy has been showing RI symptoms for about 10 months. He has been to the vets many times for X-rays, bloodwork and other test ordered by his vet. Finally, early Sunday morning March the 10th Hammy was able to get a CT scan at our local human hospital. They often do scans on the sea turtles and dolphins but this was their first chameleon. They all loved Hammy and he was such a good boy. Many scans and views were made and the first one attached shows his problem. It appears that he has a stricture in his trachea. See green arrow. The vet had suspected this. His vet says the rest of his lungs look great and normal. Unfortunately, he doesn’t think there is anything we can do for this since he is so small.
Hammy’s vet thinks the stricture is like scar tissue and not bone. He says it’s not likely to be hereditary and most likely developed after birth. The vet says there’s no way to know the cause. The vet says Hammy can live a long and normal life as long as it does not progress. Right now Hammy’s on a very low dose of Prednisone every other day. We are planning to wean him down to an even lower dose and I hope eventually totally off the Prednisone.
I added a few additional scans that were 3D I though you might find interesting.
Hammy’s vet thinks the stricture is like scar tissue and not bone. He says it’s not likely to be hereditary and most likely developed after birth. The vet says there’s no way to know the cause. The vet says Hammy can live a long and normal life as long as it does not progress. Right now Hammy’s on a very low dose of Prednisone every other day. We are planning to wean him down to an even lower dose and I hope eventually totally off the Prednisone.
I added a few additional scans that were 3D I though you might find interesting.
