Unhappy Veiled Cham

[camimom]

Yeah, high twenties in celsius. I misted him when I got home and he drank quite a lot. Then I started to go downhill. Sorted out all my other pets and put him to bed and then I became violently ill. Think its from all the worry. Just woke up now at 5am local time as I was tossing and turning. Today is D-day and I am beside myself with worry. I am praying with every bit of hope I have that the vet will be able to sort him out.

Just relax, feel better, and dont worry so much!
they have a habit of doing that to us.

And trust me, no matter how many you have, it never gets better.

 

[joneill]

It is a very very very sad day indeed. I have not posted for a while as I have been so busy taking care of my cham and giving him meds and force-feeding him. He was doing ok until yesterday when he didnt want any of the heat and spent most of the day sleeping in the top corner of his cage. So I took him back to the vet and they gave him more meds and tube-fed him. When I went to visit him after work they said he had collapsed and they were manually respirating him. He had not responded after an hour and I made the decision to euthanase him as I couldn't bear the thought of him suffering him any longer. I have not stopped crying and still can't believe that he is gone. The vet suspected a stomach/intestinal rupture due to parasites but I have asked them to do an autopsy so I can know exactly what caused his demise. The vet also said that I need to deworm all my reptiles every 3-4 mths but no pet shop, book or forum has ever mentioned this. If this could have all been prevented by regular deworming then why doesn't anyone tell you???? I am so angry and frustrated that I could have avoided this heartache and most likely saved my precious cham but never thought of deworming. Plus, when I gave the vet a fecal sample to test, they never picked up any parasites. Then the very next fecal showed lots of round worm and pin worm eggs but I think that the damage had already been done. He was such a majestic and wonderful cham, people used to oooh and aaaah when they saw him. Now he is gone and I am sadder than you could possibly imagine. R.I.P. Helmut, you were precious and you touched my life in a most special way. I will never forget you!

 

[joneill]

Ok, so the autopsy revealed that he had an ulcer in his small intestine probably caused from superworm shells. This caused him discomfort and he stopped eating which in turn led to a very dangerous condition called hepatic lipidosis. Basically, his liver failed and he collapsed and stopped breathing, altho his heart was still beating (he was a strong cham and obviously a fighter). He never responded and after an hour and a half of manual respiration, I made the awful decision to euthanase him. I am heartbroken and wish I had known not to feed him too many superworms in the first place.

 

[michaels2408]

How did the vet cure your cham from being impacted?