respitory infection or something els?doctor told me

[jurjenfromholland]

so yesterday we came back from holiday..
and something wasnt right.. atleast
something dindt felt right... my panther chameleon male....
that i have now is prox 7 months ... always eaten wel..
but since he went from 50/50 glass screen to full mesh...
he dindt ate much... and he breathed hardly air out from his nose
when you pick him up... so today we went to the vent...
and he told me.... after we looked togheter to the troath of the cham...
that the tragus... the air pipe.. was a bit... irritated....
now i cant find a picture of it and taking one is gonna be awfull... because he is strong... he weight is now 130grams... and i got novadox for it now that i need to use 10 days... can anyone tell me if its true and good what i got from the vet?? because he isnt a very specilised vet in reptiles.. and we dont got many reptile vets in holland thx

 

[Devokid]

Are there any other symptoms? If he has excess mucus or bubbles or if you can hear clicking when he breaths, then it is probably a respiratory infection. Apart from that, I can't really help. Hopefully one of the vets on here will chime in.

 

[jurjenfromholland]

nope non of the first.. lack of eating.. redish.. air pipe not just pale...
and when you hold him close to you ear you can here him breath out of his nose... like humans can do thats what you hear.. but i dont wanna give him
novadox yet wanna hear what peeps think thats the antibiotic

 

[jurjenfromholland]

Anyone elss..??

 

[MelissaB]

When you changed over to the full mesh cage, was there a large difference in the humidity level? Could his airway be irritated from the change in humidity?

 

[jamjam]

is the sound from the nose more like a huff? if so that is normal. wheezing, popping, cracking and other abnormal sounds is what i think you are looking for. from what ive heard will be pretty obvious that its not right

 

[jurjenfromholland]

Ofc it changed he has full room temprature he has 2
Basking spots low one ans a higher temp one..
In his growup cage he had just a 40watt lamp for heat
Now he has 40 + a 100 watt one this cage is twice as big
And full mesh so yes the humidty is higher now in the glass
Cage that dried out and this one isnt that fast

 

[jamjam]

im thinking a how to ask for help form is in order to get a full picture and get others to help you further

 

[jurjenfromholland]

Anyone els...??? Wanna start soon
With the antibiotica but wanna hear
Opinions first??

 

[jurjenfromholland]

.....???????

 

[xephyr17]

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