Help, think my veiled chams leg is broke!

[thatgurlbritni]

The other day my chameleon fell from the middle of his cage. It was atleast a 1 ft. drop. I cant tell if his leg is broken or not. I dont wanna take him to the vet if nothing is wrong. Also he hasnt been eating the past few days. I put about 15 super worms in a container and when i went to mist an hour later the container was tipped over and empty. im not sure if hes eating them or letting them run free. thanks in advance.

 

[Dagreek]

Doesn't look it to me although I'm relatively new here so I'd wait for someone more experienced.

 

[thatgurlbritni]

Thank you. it just worried me. I'm a little crazy when it comes to him lol.

 

[jrath]

something doesn't look right, could just be the angle of the picture but possibly a break or MBD

 

[Rodcham]

Can you post more pics, so we can see more of your cham. Angle of the pics makes it hard. It may just be sprained or bruised. Xray would be the best.

 

[carol5208]

His ankle looks to be swollen and it is possible he could have a condition called gout. Is there any possibility his ankle was swollen before he fell and you did not notice it??

 

[kinyonga]

Knee definitely doesn't look right and the ankle looks swollen.

What supplements do you use specifically and how often for each? What do you feed/gutload the insects with?

 

[thatgurlbritni]

Knee definitely doesn't look right and the ankle looks swollen.

What supplements do you use specifically and how often for each? What do you feed/gutload the insects with?

I feed him crickets and i gut load them with zoo-med natural cricket care withh added vitamins and minerals. I also feed him super worms and i didnt know you could gut load them... i dust his food 3 times a week with reptocal for all reptiles, includes calcium and vitamin d3. I looked at a photo i had of him earlier and the knee looks the same to me. ill post it.

 

[thatgurlbritni]

Can you post more pics, so we can see more of your cham. Angle of the pics makes it hard. It may just be sprained or bruised. Xray would be the best.

The first pic is a picture i took of him just now (awoke him from his sleep) and the second is a picture from months ago. I tried to zoom it in but it wont allow me to.

 

[carol5208]

It looks more like his knee than his ankle in those pics. It could be gout. I had a chameleon that had it in his knee also and it looked just like that. Here is some info for you to read on it. I would take him to a vet and have his blood work done and see if his uric acid levels are high. High uric acid is associated with gout.
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/health-section-f-gout_28.html

 

[thatgurlbritni]

It looks more like his knee than his ankle in those pics. It could be gout. I had a chameleon that had it in his knee also and it looked just like that. Here is some info for you to read on it. I would take him to a vet and have his blood work done and see if his uric acid levels are high. High uric acid is associated with gout.
http://chamworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/health-section-f-gout_28.html

Thank you so much! i scheduled his appointment for Monday

 

[carol5208]

Glad you are getting him to the vet. Let us know as I would be interested if it is not gout, then what it might be. My vet also did a needle aspiration into the lump and the debris he got out was then viewed under the microscope. It had these spiky looking crystals and that coupled with his blood work gave the diagnosis of gout. I never fed a high protein diet, or a high protein gutload to my feeders as it is suspected to be one of the causes of gout. My chameleon did have a foot sore that was treated for quite some time and my vet thinks all the meds did a number on his kidneys. Once the kidneys are not able to flush out the uric acid in the urine, it gets distributed to other parts of the body. I hope you get a different diagnosis because it is not easy to get rid of from what I understand.