need help please asap help ........

[thenewone]

i have a panther chameleon and i have some questions he has been eating good but there is this red thing coming out of his buttocks and has been there for atleast 2 days. it gets smaller then gets bigger every once in a while what could it be and what should i do about it? any help would be great thank you

 

[Lancecham]

Probably a prolapse. If it is, it is serious issue. Pictures please ASAP. Keep the red part moist. If it is a prolapse, your cham needs to go to the vet as soon as possible.

 

[jannb]

As Lance said prolapse can be very serious. Do you have a chameleon vet? Keep it moist with KY jelly.

 

[thenewone]

here are some pics ill post more up in a bit

 

[thenewone]

i really dont know what vet to go to here in houston, any recomendations

 

[jannb]

Keep that mosit with some KY and take him to the vets ASAP.

 

[jannb]

i really dont know what vet to go to here in houston, any recomendations

There's a good chameleon vet here: http://www.gcvs.com/

 

[thenewone]

i just pulled this out of his rectum and it looked like he urinated a bit

 

[jannb]

Now that is a sperm plug but they are not red like in the picture. Does he still have anything hanging out?

 

[thenewone]

these pictures are before the red thing came out of his rectum

 

[thenewone]

yes that was from one side on the other side the red thing is still hanging out

 

[jannb]

yes that was from one side on the other side the red thing is still hanging out

Then he still may have a prolapse. If it were just the sperm plug they are normal but prolapse are not and they are very serious.

 

[thenewone]

some one told me not to feed him and give him 24hrs. what do u think

 

[thenewone]

can u please explain to me what a prolapse is and why they occur

 

[jannb]

can u please explain to me what a prolapse is and why they occur

This is from my vets blog. You might find it helpful.
http://www.ivanalfonso.com/?s=prolapse

 

[Txherp]

Here are some good herp vets in Houston.
Briarcrest Vet Clinic, Larry White 713-789-8320
Bellaire Blvd Animal Clinic, Mark Peckham 713-772-5574
Grogan's Mill Pet Clinic, Dave Doherty 281-364-8333

 

[lindawaz]

I really hope you took the advice of keeping that moist with the KY jelly and the vet visit.

You should not pull anything out of your Cham with the little experience you have. Had you pulled on the prolapse you might have been pulling out internal parts

 

[laurie]

I am NOT a vet but that looks like a hemipenile prolapse, which means one of his two hemipenis has prolapsed. He still needs a vet ASAP, but it is easier to correct than an intestinal prolaspe. He has two hemipenis which is why you were able to remove the sperm plug from the other side but he still has a major problem. Keep it moist and see a vet now.

 

[sandrachameleon]

DO NOT WAIT any longer to get to a vet if you want the chameleon to live.

 

[Crewdogg15]

I know this post is old but...What happened? Is the CHAM ok?