Is it a prolapse? What should I do?

[Elizabeth0221]

Last night I noticed my cham had something purple coming out his butt, was also covered in dirt. I placed him in a sink with warm water for about 15min and some of the dirt rinsed out. Checked him this morning but still looks swollen and a little purple is showing, does he have a prolapse? I did the warm water with sugar soak, he stayed for about 20min before he got restless, then tried to swab his butt with lube and q-tips as was suggested in another forum: most was poop, but I also noticed some blood. Any suggestions? And if looks like a vet visit, anyone know where I can go in the Bay Area? im not too far from San Francisco

 

[JoXie411]

This thread has some Bay Area vets to pick from. Like also looks like maybe a sperm plug might be a problem but not sure. Hope a veg can help you out

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/sf-bay-area-herp-vet-asap.179219/

 

[Lindasjackson]

@jannb I’m tagging in JannB as she is our vet resource

 

[Bubblestheousaletchameleo]

@jannb

 

[Chameleoking]

Hard to tell st this point

 

[Elizabeth0221]

Update: I was able to get in touch with a local vet who was reccomended in one of the threads posted above and can see him tomorrow for urgent care. When I came back from work, there was nothing coming out his butt anymore but it was quite swollen..here's to hoping tomorrow morning will be back to normal.

 

[kinyonga]

Good luck tomorrow.

 

[Elizabeth0221]

So he went from showing some purple yesterday to completely closed but im scared it's still kinda swollen, what do you guys think? @Chameleoking @kinyonga @JoXie411

 

[jannb]

I would definitely still take him to the vet.

 

[Snuits]

Hey , did you take him to vet. How is he doing? Any updates? Hope you both are well. ♡

 

[Elizabeth0221]

Hey , did you take him to vet. How is he doing? Any updates? Hope you both are well. ♡

Thanks for your interest, sorry I forgot to post an update. Took him to the vet that night of Sept.11 and turned out he had a prolapsed colon and needed a small surgery the next day. He's been on meds and antobiotics since then and has a check up in a couple days. He's about 2/3rds on his way to full recovery.

 

[MzLaurie11]

So glad to hear you caught it in time and they were able to treat him and you can nurse him back to health! Sending prayers that its a speedy recovery, poor baby. you did good elizabeth! Bravo

 

[Snuits]

Thanks for your interest, sorry I forgot to post an update. Took him to the vet that night of Sept.11 and turned out he had a prolapsed colon and needed a small surgery the next day. He's been on meds and antobiotics since then and has a check up in a couple days. He's about 2/3rds on his way to full recovery.

That's okay, no need for apologies. ♡ aw poor baby! Well I'm glad he took it like a champ. Yaay buddie, happy he's doing well. ♡ keep us updated.

 

[Lindasjackson]

That’s awesome! I’m so glad he’s doing well and healing! Great job mom!

 

[Elizabeth0221]

Thanks to everyone's suggestions on the replies, I was able to find a vet in my area that had exotic specialists and they are open 24/7 for emergencieis. If anyone ever has an emergency and you're in the Bay Area, Berkely Cat and Dog Hospital is where I went and their attention and care is amazing! Highly recommend!

 

[Snuits]

Thanks to everyone's suggestions on the replies, I was able to find a vet in my area that had exotic specialists and they are open 24/7 for emergencieis. If anyone ever has an emergency and you're in the Bay Area, Berkely Cat and Dog Hospital is where I went and their attention and care is amazing! Highly recommend!

So happy you found a vet & they are amazing! Always a good experience when you meet people that actually care.