something wrong with my cham NEED HELP

[fiona]

hi i just been to feed my cham and i seen something hanging from her back end! Im not sure what it is i will upload a pic

 

[nonnatus]

God, No idea but in the absence of any more sensible replies in the near future I'd get her to the vet ASAP. She IS definitely a girl right?

 

[fiona]

yes she is im going to ring the vet now

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

It is a prolapse of an internal organ. May be rectum or reproductive tissue. You need to keep it moist with Ky jelly or something similar and get her to a reptile vet ASAP. This is a life threatening problem if you wait so get her in quickly.

 

[carol5208]

Please listen to Ferrit and get her to vet. On another note, I would change out those small white rocks you have in that pot. they are too small and can be injested.

 

[Hoj]

i have read that if you do not have any ky a little sugar in some warm water will help the swelling go down and keep in moist. i have never delt with this just repeting what ive read.
hoj

 

[Bernie]

Wow. That looks nasty. For those who know more about this, how common is it in Chameleons? Is it more common in male/female, or yemen/panther, or just Chameleons in general?

 

[fiona]

i took her to the vets and it is a prolapse they are opperating on her now 50/50 chance of her living. and while they are there they are going to spade her so she cant lay eggs because there is a good chance of it happening again. so fingers crossed that she makes it

 

[MATT2504]

good luck, hope she pulls through for ya

 

[fiona]

and its not stones that is the background picture

 

[fiona]

thank you mat

 

[kinyonga]

Good luck with your chameleon!

Just thought that I would mention, overfeeding constantly can lead to prolapses, MBD and constipation so watch that you don't overfeed her once she is back to normal. I'm sure other things can contribute to it too.

 

[jannb]

Hope that all goes well for your girl.

 

[fiona]

hi got fiona back she is still not out the woods yet but glad she is alive

 

[Hoj]

ahh poor girl, wishing you and her the best!!!

 

[fiona]

thank you!!


and i will keep posting to let everyone know how she gets on

 

[KatCham]

Glad she's come out of her op.

Fingers crossed for her, she makes a speedy recovery. xx

 

[fiona]

thanks kat

 

[fiona]

just to let you know fiona is doing better, she is eating and drinking now and got her colours back

 

[MATT2504]

Glad to hear that