GoodKarma19
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hi guys! Some of the people around me (I won't name names haha!) are getting fed up with my excited chameleon related chatter and social posts, so in an attempt to curb my enthusiasm I thought I'd make a space to dump general health and progress updates. It might be nice to one day look back and see how far we've come... and possibly have my wrist preemptively slapped by someone who knows better if i do something silly and don't realize it!
Karma just spent his first full day home, and he seems to be settling in really well all things considered. He has been very tolerant of my fussing, bar a brief bit of attitude in the morning during syringe feeding and while I was mucking around with securing branches. He's been drinking a lot whenever he's misted, and seemed to really enjoy when I set him up in the shower for an extended watering session. It was pretty cute; I set up up a little stand with a plant, but he wanted to sit on my hand and lick water off my skin instead!
After his shower he had his first (to my knowledge) very sad looking poop since he came to to the clinic on Jan 2nd. The feces were formed but definitely on the dry side, and his urates were a terrible bright yellow orange. With the shape Karma was in when he first came in, I'm completely unsurprised. I suspect his next bowel movement will be greatly improved, and will monitor closely. I'll also set aside a fecal sample for testing, just in case.
His eyes are looking much less sunken and dried out today, and he was trying very hard to clean them out during his shower. I'll give him another long shower tomorrow in the evening after work, and I'll touch base with his vet in the morning. Karma briefly opened his better eye while showering, and it looks like he has a crusty mucus disaster going on. He'll likely benefit from a good saline rinse (or two or three...) so I'll mention it to the vet and bring home some saline and a tiny IV catheter sheath so I can actually get in there.
Worst case scenario we can sedate Karma and fully remove any debris in his eye(s), but I dont want to risk stressing him while he's recovering unless I really, really have to. Here's to hoping that rinsing, drops, and proper humidity helps!
~Amanda
Karma just spent his first full day home, and he seems to be settling in really well all things considered. He has been very tolerant of my fussing, bar a brief bit of attitude in the morning during syringe feeding and while I was mucking around with securing branches. He's been drinking a lot whenever he's misted, and seemed to really enjoy when I set him up in the shower for an extended watering session. It was pretty cute; I set up up a little stand with a plant, but he wanted to sit on my hand and lick water off my skin instead!
After his shower he had his first (to my knowledge) very sad looking poop since he came to to the clinic on Jan 2nd. The feces were formed but definitely on the dry side, and his urates were a terrible bright yellow orange. With the shape Karma was in when he first came in, I'm completely unsurprised. I suspect his next bowel movement will be greatly improved, and will monitor closely. I'll also set aside a fecal sample for testing, just in case.
His eyes are looking much less sunken and dried out today, and he was trying very hard to clean them out during his shower. I'll give him another long shower tomorrow in the evening after work, and I'll touch base with his vet in the morning. Karma briefly opened his better eye while showering, and it looks like he has a crusty mucus disaster going on. He'll likely benefit from a good saline rinse (or two or three...) so I'll mention it to the vet and bring home some saline and a tiny IV catheter sheath so I can actually get in there.
Worst case scenario we can sedate Karma and fully remove any debris in his eye(s), but I dont want to risk stressing him while he's recovering unless I really, really have to. Here's to hoping that rinsing, drops, and proper humidity helps!
~Amanda
