Things have taken a turn...for the worse

I am happy to hear she is alright, surgery is always scary for us or our pets. We will be waiting for pictures of the slimmer young lady.:)
 
Delighted everything went well and wishing a speedy recovery.hopefully she settles in back home soon
 
YAY!!!! I'm so happy for you. You get to bring your little girl home. I was praying for you. Glad everything worked out
 
ChameleonMom said:
Just had a call from Doc Walton and he said Isis did great through the surgery and is now sleeping comfortably in her incubator at the clinic!!! YAY!! I can breathe again! Doc told me that he took 49 eggs out of her that were waaaay past the point of needing to be laid! He said he could see why she needed the extra calcium as they were fully formed and hard(er) shelled. I get to bring her home tomorrow, so here's hoping she has a restful and easy night!

Happy is the most understated word I can think of right now and if I was a drinker I'd be pouring myself a big stiff one right now!

I want to thank everyone again for your kind words, advice and prayers during my 'Isis Crisis'. You are all awesome! :D
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That is fabulous news! So glad for you and Isis!
 
Thank you EVERYONE for the well wishes! I am so thankful for my Chameleon Forum family! While others in my life may not understand the commitment and love I have for my chams I know I can always find an understanding voice here! You guys all helped me through this and for that, I'm grateful! :)
 
I'm so happy for you guys! Isis must be a tough cookie :) now you get to look after her and baby her for a while!
 
First time back to the computer since yesterday. So happy she made it through the surgery and is doing well. ;) Hope she is home soon and getting lots of treats!
 
Some pics of my gal, post surgery!

I brought Isis home yesterday and I can't believe how skinny she is!! Wish I could go in for surgery and come out lighter :D

She's a sickly looking yellow/citrus color but Doc assured me her normal colouring would return as she recovers! I put her in her regular cage and she climbed right in and went to her basking spot! I could almost see the relief for something familiar in her eyes - she is so very happy to be home! I fed her 12 heavily dusted (w/cal) and nicely gutloaded crickets, 1 silkie and 3 butterworms! She looked like she could have eaten more but I didn't want her to make herself sick after not eating for 5 days. I then misted her for about 15 minutes - she didn't run from it like she usually does so I knew she was a bit dehydrated. Doc told me she wouldn't drink for him. After misting I found her under her dripper just chilling, face turned upward for some heat with a contented look on her face! Today she is alert, moving and drinking again so I'll offer her some more feeders in about an hour and take it from there!

Here are some pictures. For some reason I am unable to upload them all in this one post so I'll post individually!

Here she is when I opened her travel box upon arriving home:
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Back in her cage:
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So I guess this concludes my 'Isis Crisis' (as its now known in my home - my family doesn't cut me any slack from the teasing!) and I just wanted to thank everyone AGAIN with your advice, well wishes and patience. :)

Hmmm...sorry for the bad picture quality. Not sure what's going on, but you get the idea!
 
ChameleonMom said:
So if any of you have been following my "laying" saga you will know that my year old veiled, Isis has been developing eggs which showed up (very lightly) on an x-ray on Nov. 22nd. My vet advised she would lay in 3 - 4 weeks, which put us at this past Wednesday. She had been digging in her laying bin last Sunday but the dirt fell in on her and after 5 hours with no digging sounds and me panicking, Ataraxia correctly told me to get her out immediately. When we got her out she was barely breathing - it was scary! She hadn't laid her eggs either. She didn't go near her bin for 2 days, but then on Tuesday (past) she again began digging. At lights out she was still in there and ended up sleeping in her hole. The next day when I peeked in on her she was sitting on a mound of dirt at the top of her bin, covered in dirt and looking very exhausted. I checked her to see if she was thinner - she wasn't so I quickly weighed her - she was still 147g's and FULL of eggs! I was SO disappointed. :(

She hasn't been near her bin since, even though I've put her in multiple times - she climbs out immediately! I have offered food and she's been eating and drinking like a champ but hasn't been restless nor has she exploring her cage like before. WTF is going on with her?

So the last day and a half I have been watching her very closely (from afar..don't worry!) and I noticed her right front foot looked swollen and the toes elongated and painful. She was favouring it and letting it hang off the vine while basking. I was shocked and concerned, then a realization hit me! Could she have hurt her foot while digging previously and is now in pain and unable to dig?? I was devastated today thinking she was injured and unable to lay. This is what her 'paw' looks like:
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Off to the vet we went! What I found out after another x-ray is that even though I have been extremely diligent in my supplementation of her feeders, the clutch she is developing (and which fills her entire body cavity!) has taken so much calcium out of her that it has begun to pull calcium out of her bone, right near the joint of her right front foot! I thought perhaps she had broke or sprained it but luckily it is only swollen and causing minimal pain. I was SO relieved but also shocked because I am freaky about my supplements and schedule, which I never waver from!

It gets worse!

The x-ray also shows eggs, eggs, eggs - and in order for her to survive this infertile clutch without broken bones and more calcium deficiencies, my vet gave her 48 hours. If she doesn't lay by Monday morning I have a standing appointment Monday afternoon for an emergency c-section/hysterectomy! :eek:

So...I'm asking everyone who has read this LONG post to please pray for my Isis, keep us in your thoughts or send us some positive mojo - whatever it is, please wish us luck as we try and get through the next few days. It's going to be tough....for us both! :(
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I just scanned through most of the posts. First, I am glad surgery has gone well!! I hope she makes a full recovery.

Im not second guessing your vet as they certainly know what they are doing but did they rule out gout? Thats what it looks like in her joints. Did the vet test the phosphorus/calcium ratio in her blood?
 
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