something sticking out vent

[gerhartrx]

I just went to this website which is kind of like a vet chat line. They have a good solution for you to try but they do stress that a visit to the vet sooner rather than later would be in your best interes.

http://www.justanswer.com/pet/0gg94-something-stuck-veiled-chameleon-s-vent.html

A hemipenal prolapse can be slight, such as a pinkish color tissue caught in the vent or range to severe condition and purple red tissue caught and blood flow trapped. To see if the hemipene will return on its own and to help inflammation while you make arrangements to get it to your vet please try this. Mix as much sugar as you can get dissolved in warm water, not hot water and enough water to cover the vent area of the chameleon. Soak him in it for about 5 minutes, the color of it should get a bit paler as the blood flow is released and improved. It it does not return on its own, apply K-Y jelly or Vaseline to the vent area and cover is with a light gauze wrap, using his back legs to secure it.

He will need to see a vet if it is a prolapse to have it replaced properly and also find the cause of it. That is usually parasites, worms or some kind or a bacterial infection and the vet will collect a sample at that time to check it. .The important thing is to keep the tissue moist, clean and not damaged, so the chameleon can recover and not lose the hemipene, Here is an article on a prolapse in a chameleon by Dr Jean Pare, with photos of a very severe prolapse: http://www.adcham.com/html/veterinary/vet-hemipenal-pare.html



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[chameleongirl2]

its poop sticking out of his vent

 

[gerhartrx]

Have you tried to soak his vent to see what happens to the spot?

 

[gerhartrx]

I just read something else that had a picture of what it kind of looked like and it turned out to be a sperm plug. Try this link.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?98439-Double-whammy-(

 

[gerhartrx]

or try this link from our own member. One of the senior members referenced a book and took a picture of the picture in the book.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/male-panther-hard-substance-hanging-out-rectum-57627/

 

[Rosco]

My Cham today had a hemipenal prolapse but it returned back into his body no problem. Is that normal? Don't mean to hijack.

 

[gerhartrx]

From what I read today this could be because of parasite, worms or some kind of bacterial infection. The vet messeger place (link up a couple posts) reccomends that you get to the vet and have a check up. I would think at the very least you would want to do a fecal and maybe a blood test.

 

[owowsedthecow]

so the only vet who was open this late had little to no experience with chams so they told me just to rub lube on his vent which i have done. im so scared and worried im broke right now and dont know what to do. =*( i saw something pop completely out of his vent twice once it came out at two blobs when he was popping and the other time it came out almost an inch.

 

[owowsedthecow]

i wasnt able to read the answers i guess since i didnt pay but i really appreciate you going through all this trouble for me though i really really do. thanks so much

 

[gerhartrx]

Did he give you the cream? What are you using? Also it was two separate pieces that came out? All red? It's either sperm plugs or a prolapse from what I can tell. Either I read that you should mix warm water and sugar together and soak his vent in there. If it is a prolapse then this should help it to go back in. If it does not go back in the put ky jelly on it and try to go to the vet ASAP. Explain that this is serious. I know money is tight but they may be able to set you up on a payment plan if there is any big costs. Hope your little guy is okay. Hang in there.

 

[owowsedthecow]

im using k y. my chams out for the night so ill have to try the sugar thing tomorrow. im gonna see if he gets any better by tomorrow if not then ill probably take him to a more qualified vet. there was one time where it was like two little bulges and another time it was just like way out there by an inch. it was a light pink color. im pretty sure it wasnt sperm plugs because i would not be freaking like i am now if it was...

 

[gerhartrx]

True I agree with the sperm plug comment. I'm trying to stay hopeful that it's not a prolapse. The sugar thing is only necessary if the prolapse stays out. Good luck!

 

[Elizadolots]

My Cham today had a hemipenal prolapse but it returned back into his body no problem. Is that normal? Don't mean to hijack.

Rosco, you might have just been flashed...the boys will sometimes display.

I want to say that this doesn't look like any picture of a prolapse I've seen.

I sort of want to say you should just put the chameleon in the cage, mist a whole lot and check again in a couple of days...I can't think that taking him out to photograph his vent is making him happy.

I could be wrong.

 

[owowsedthecow]

yeah he wasnt too fond of being held but i had to get pics to show you guys im stressing trying to stay hopeful as well. maybe ill just take a sample of poo to the vet and get a fecal exam or something... he seems to be ok aside from the whole bum thing so hopefully it doesnt take a turn for the worse. i love having somewhere to go for advice at all hours of the night. =) thanks!

 

[owowsedthecow]

ok so this is what he looks like now. its not bloody anymore and hes been acting and eating normal. im still thinking about going to the vet tomorrow maybe its some type of infection siiiggghhh hopefully its not. anybody have this happen to them?

 

[melvbrooke]

It looks like the top of a sperm plug to me.

 

[owowsedthecow]

well its been like this for almost a week now. is it normal for a sperm plug to look like that?

 

[melvbrooke]

Try searching chameleon sperm plug on the forum and google. See if the images help narrow it down.

That's what is looks like to me. Best to wait for senior members to agree or disagree. sorry I can't be of more help

 

[Elizadolots]

It doesn't look like anything dangerous....let's look at it that way.

Has he pooped recently?

 

[owowsedthecow]

yeah hes been pooping but he always poops in his bowl that catches his water so i cant really see what it looks like. i saw one poop from today it looks normal except in his urate there was a tiny pinkish red dot but its been sitting in the water so its all nasty looking. do you think im gonna be wasting my money if i go to the vet?