Vitamin A deficiency :)

[Fkraatz]

Hello! I took my 3 month veil to the vet today since he has been showing signs of having a RI. But after seeing the vet who has extensive knowledge and is board certified with chams she told me that my little guy just has a vitamin A deficiency. He was squeaking and gasping but did not have thick saliva. The vet informed me that vitamin A is what helps a chams throat stay smoothly coated, so if he has a lack of vitamin A then a chameleons mouth and throat get a more rough texture kinda like how we get a dry throat when we sleep sometimes and that is why he was squeaking so much. I have some oral vit. A drops that I'll use every three days per the vets instructions and he should be doing great in no time! Thank you for all the help! Y'all are awesome!!!!

 

[kinyonga]

If it is a vitamin A issue and you're now giving it vitamin A I would expect that it would show improvement to in a few days.
What form of vitamin a is being given?

 

[Fkraatz]

If it is a vitamin A issue and you're now giving it vitamin A I would expect that it would show improvement to in a few days.
What form of vitamin a is being given?

I hope so! It's a liquid oral form. He hasn't squeaked or opened his mouth once since the first dose of it this morning.

 

[kinyonga]

I'm asking is it beta carotene, retinol, retinyl, etc?
Sorry I should have been clearer!

 

[Fkraatz]

I hope so! It's a liquid oral form. He hasn't squeaked or opened his mouth once since the first dose of it this morning.

All the prescription bottle says is Vitamin A 4000 IU/ml oral compounded

 

[kinyonga]

Ok...it's likely prEformed.

 

[Fkraatz]

Ok...it's likely prEformed.

Thanks for your help! I was so nervous last night that I didn't get any sleep

 

[kinyonga]

It bugs me because so many vets immediately jump to vitamin A deficiency and dose the chameleon with it.
What (brand) vitamin powder do you use to dust the insects with?
What other supplements do you use?

 

[Fkraatz]

It bugs me because so many vets immediately jump to vitamin A deficiency and dose the chameleon with it.
What (brand) vitamin powder do you use to dust the insects with?

Repashy calcium plus and then reptivite with D3 twice a month

 

[kinyonga]

Since you were already using reptivite that has prEformed vitamin A in it I'm wondering why the chameleon was still short in the vet's opinion.
Is there vitamin A in the repashy? If so what form?

 

[Fkraatz]

Since you were already using reptivite that has prEformed vitamin A in it I'm wondering why the chameleon was still short in the vet's opinion.
Is there vitamin A in the repashy? If so what form?

I just got the reptivite since I just got the little guy , so I have not yet used the reptivite with D3. His Left eye was shut since yesterday too and she thinks that its also from the vitamin A issue. She didn't see anything in his eye.

 

[kinyonga]

You said..."I justgot the reptivite since I just got the little guy , so I have not yet used the reptivite with D3"...that makes more sense then.

 

[Fkraatz]

You said..."I justgot the reptivite since I just got the little guy , so I have not yet used the reptivite with D3"...that makes more sense then.

Yup, I've had him 5 days, got the reptivite 2 days ago and wasn't quite sure when his first dose should be.

 

[Fkraatz]

Yup, I've had him 5 days, got the reptivite 2 days ago and wasn't quite sure when his first dose should be.

Sorry I did not clarify that

 

[kinyonga]

Is there vitamin A in the Repashy? What form?

 

[Fkraatz]

Is there vitamin A in the Repashy? What form?

Yes it has Vitamin A and it is in powder form. It just says Vitamin A min. on the back along with calcium and some other vitamins.

 

[kinyonga]

Does it say vitamin A 200,000 units?

 

[Fkraatz]

Does it say vitamin A 200,000 units?

Yes

 

[kinyonga]

Ok...just trying to make sure I know the facts. That means that if you've been using that at most feedings the chameleon should have been getting enough vitamin A from that to not be deficient...so the on!y other likely way it could be deficient is that the mother was....I think.

 

[kinyonga]

All I can say at this point is that I hope the vet is right...