Hi,
my male panther is sick
i may have been the guilty party...
about a week ago i all of a sudden noticed his listlessness and sunken eyes, after which i became extremely worried and began treatments of long showers, pedialyte baths, natural sunlight etc
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - male panther - have had him for about a year now since birth
Handling - barely
Feeding - gut loaded crickets w/ calcium every other day, d3 once a week and same for multivit
Supplements - see above - good brand
Watering - ive always manually misted him and seen him drink. i have had a week from hell and have only had a chance to water him once a day for a week, im afraid i contributed to him being so sick right now... He drinks in his prolonged shower sessions, fairly every time (i basically stand for 30 min and spray him with warm water and he welcomes it and drinks it)
Fecal Description - he has never been tested for parasites and his most recent feces had a hint of green to it. it was a very small dropping too and he seems to strain a LOT while trying to poop. There were also red/bloodish parts at times. He did recently eat a leaf i think, or could be parasites. Either way he is not eating and hasnt for a week i think.
History - always been happy and healthy
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 24x24x48 screen
Lighting/Temp - reptisun 5.0 + 60W light providing a 90deg basking spot, monitoring by IR thermometer. During the day cage ranges from 90 to 77 deg and at night about 77
Humidity - measured via random digital thermometer with built in humidity, not most accurate but ive always manually sprayed him and watched him drink. Currently i may be overdoing it on humidity as im trying to bring him back to life, having a fogger running + spraying three times a day for about 20-30 minutes at a time
Plants - umbrella plant
Placement - cage may be near an air vent but i never thought of it impacting him, maybe summer + cold air? ive turned air off in the house for now.
Location - Philadelphia
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Not eating (about a week), drinking, sunken eyes, always red/light colored, listless, sleeping during the day, orangeish urates
i dont know if its severe dehydration or parasites, have a vet apt for thursday (two good local rep vets have gone on vacation for two weeks, both same time... )
This is horrible timing, my gf is undergoing surgery and i feel like i contributed to killing my favorite pet From stories ive read they all end in "he passed away..."
How do dehydration recoveries go? How long can he sustain parasites and not eating?
Thank you everyone
pics of him basking outside just now.. the wrinkles + sunken eyes, and his bone structure is really showing (not apparent from pic) particularly the hip bones, which is a sign of malnutrition/dehydration in a lot of reptiles
my male panther is sick
i may have been the guilty party... about a week ago i all of a sudden noticed his listlessness and sunken eyes, after which i became extremely worried and began treatments of long showers, pedialyte baths, natural sunlight etc
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - male panther - have had him for about a year now since birth
Handling - barely
Feeding - gut loaded crickets w/ calcium every other day, d3 once a week and same for multivit
Supplements - see above - good brand
Watering - ive always manually misted him and seen him drink. i have had a week from hell and have only had a chance to water him once a day for a week, im afraid i contributed to him being so sick right now... He drinks in his prolonged shower sessions, fairly every time (i basically stand for 30 min and spray him with warm water and he welcomes it and drinks it)
Fecal Description - he has never been tested for parasites and his most recent feces had a hint of green to it. it was a very small dropping too and he seems to strain a LOT while trying to poop. There were also red/bloodish parts at times. He did recently eat a leaf i think, or could be parasites. Either way he is not eating and hasnt for a week i think.
History - always been happy and healthy
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 24x24x48 screen
Lighting/Temp - reptisun 5.0 + 60W light providing a 90deg basking spot, monitoring by IR thermometer. During the day cage ranges from 90 to 77 deg and at night about 77
Humidity - measured via random digital thermometer with built in humidity, not most accurate but ive always manually sprayed him and watched him drink. Currently i may be overdoing it on humidity as im trying to bring him back to life, having a fogger running + spraying three times a day for about 20-30 minutes at a time
Plants - umbrella plant
Placement - cage may be near an air vent but i never thought of it impacting him, maybe summer + cold air? ive turned air off in the house for now.
Location - Philadelphia
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Not eating (about a week), drinking, sunken eyes, always red/light colored, listless, sleeping during the day, orangeish urates
i dont know if its severe dehydration or parasites, have a vet apt for thursday (two good local rep vets have gone on vacation for two weeks, both same time...
) This is horrible timing, my gf is undergoing surgery and i feel like i contributed to killing my favorite pet
From stories ive read they all end in "he passed away..." How do dehydration recoveries go? How long can he sustain parasites and not eating?
Thank you everyone
pics of him basking outside just now.. the wrinkles + sunken eyes, and his bone structure is really showing (not apparent from pic) particularly the hip bones, which is a sign of malnutrition/dehydration in a lot of reptiles
