Hello please I need a help. Today I went to seen the veterinary specialist he did x-ray to my chameleon and I was told that it is necessarry to do the operation that she is full of follicular empty eggs, and that in case she will not go through the operation she can die one day. I really dont know how successfull could be this operation? How dangerous it is. She is so small my chameleon female
My Yemeni female 7 months old chameleon need a operation
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Hello again, yes i tried to give her the bin, but she dont waant that. I am located in the Czech republic, they are saying that the vet is one of the best ones for reptiles, her weight is 100 gramms, two weeks ago she refused to eat for 7 days, but now she is eating normally. She looks very lumpy for 1.5 months. Before 1,5 months he did the x-ray but there were not the empty eggs
You said she is full of "follicular empty eggs"...don't know what you mean. If she has follicles (round) inside her and is in stasis then she might not be able to lay them. If they are (oval) eggs (have ovulated) then (unless they are deformed/fused or she has a reproductive deformity) why didn't the vet try oxytocin to see if she could lay them?
Spaying can be done successfully...but like all surgeries there are risks.
Spaying can be done successfully...but like all surgeries there are risks.
I dont know the doctor told me only the way is the operations I dont know if the word is the same in English, he showed me the ex-ray picture and told me follicular eggs, she never been with the male. He also told me that in case she fall down from tree, she can die when the egg crash in her.
Lindsey
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I'm sorry to hear about your baby girl!
I don't know how common this procedure is but I know it can be successful. My female Yemen also had to have this procedure done on her. I don't know her conditions before the surgery though, because I didn't get her till after the surgery. She is happy and healthy now though, and the clinic that did her spay was not one that specializes in reptiles.
I think there is lots of hope for your girl yet.
My vets have used isoflurane or sevoflurane with success (inhaled). The chameleon is put in a jar and the inhaled gas goes into the jar through a tube. When the chameleon is asleep, its removed from the jar and the mask is put over its nose.
In the x-ray...are the eggs round or oval???
In the x-ray...are the eggs round or oval???
Amanda1801
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In my experience, any vet that is willing to operate on a reptile is likely to be competent at it. Also if she's not going to lay these eggs, isn't she likely to have a better chance risking an operation than leaving them in her?
