what kind if worm is this??

[Henhead78]

After my male dying https://www.chameleonforums.com/panther-passed-after-3-weeks-advice-please-141513/ I was going to get as faecal float done, but she decided to stop eating, she had been eating fine until then. so no poo

She looks hydrated, active in viv, awake all day, lights come on she wakes up and moves, she either moves to her bed around the time lights are due off or goes as soon as they do.

She lost 2g in a week, and with her last poo looking a bit red https://www.chameleonforums.com/blood-poo-141536/ I was worried she might have parasites and that's what caused the males death.

I hand fed her two calci worms and a waxie on Sunday . which she snapped off me in anger more than hunger. the calci worms passed whole and alive
about 16 hours later.


I decided to give her 5th ml of Panacur the 2 days ago, reading up its safe at that dose for up to 5 days for Giardiasis and flagyllates

After the 1st day she went to her egg bin and passed a small amount of mucus. I gave her some more Panacur yesterday and this morning I seen her visit the bin again for a minute and she left a bigger deposit of what looks like a the waxie that fed her Sunday 4 days ago, and what looks like a worm.

Any ideas what it could be? should i continue with the Panacur again today and for next 5 days do you think. My vet has not much experience with reps.

 

[Henhead78]

she also has been shedding around the head and eyes and she has been rubbing the skin off using the branches etc

 

[Carlton]

After my male dying https://www.chameleonforums.com/panther-passed-after-3-weeks-advice-please-141513/ I was going to get as faecal float done, but she decided to stop eating, she had been eating fine until then. so no poo

She looks hydrated, active in viv, awake all day, lights come on she wakes up and moves, she either moves to her bed around the time lights are due off or goes as soon as they do.

She lost 2g in a week, and with her last poo looking a bit red https://www.chameleonforums.com/blood-poo-141536/ I was worried she might have parasites and that's what caused the males death.

I hand fed her two calci worms and a waxie on Sunday . which she snapped off me in anger more than hunger. the calci worms passed whole and alive
about 16 hours later.


I decided to give her 5th ml of Panacur the 2 days ago, reading up its safe at that dose for up to 5 days for Giardiasis and flagyllates

After the 1st day she went to her egg bin and passed a small amount of mucus. I gave her some more Panacur yesterday and this morning I seen her visit the bin again for a minute and she left a bigger deposit of what looks like a the waxie that fed her Sunday 4 days ago, and what looks like a worm.

Any ideas what it could be? should i continue with the Panacur again today and for next 5 days do you think. My vet has not much experience with reps.

I don't think Panacur is supposed to be given that often. It affects the whole GI tract and may interfere with food digestion. Can't help with the ID of the parasite.

 

[JoeVet]

I don't see anything that looks like a typical GI parasite. Typically round worms are spaghetti like, hook worms are smaller and pinworms very small threads. Are you talking baout the white curled mass to the side of the feces? Not sure what that is but don't think it is anything to worry about.

 

[Henhead78]

I don't think Panacur is supposed to be given that often. It affects the whole GI tract and may interfere with food digestion. Can't help with the ID of the parasite.

She is not eating anyway at the moment

Fenbendazole (BobMartinEasytoUseWormer,Granofen,

Lapizole,Panacur,Zerofen)NFA-VPS

Reptiles:

• Nematodes:50-100mg/kgoncep.o.,percloaca;repeatafter

2 and 4 weeks.

• Giardiasisandflagellates:50mg/kgp.o.q24hfor3-5days.In

species with potential toxicity, e.g. ball pythons (Python regius):

25 mg/kg p.o.

I'm giving her less about 25 mg/kg or .002 . For day 2 and 3 I gave her .005 ml on first day which was 50 mg/kg for weight

 

[jajeanpierre]

HenHead78, yes, you can give Panacur for five days in a row but you do have to be very careful with the dosage. It is not as safe for reptiles as it is for mammals. I think you need to get a vet to have a look at the stool. I've just got a group of wild caughts clear of a huge parasite load of giardia, round worms, hook worms, protosoa, flagellates and I can't remember what else. They were loaded. Their stool did not ever look like that. I've never seen stool of chameleons with coccidia (the one thing they didn't have), but I have seen it in puppies and I'm inclined to think that is what you might be dealing with. I do not believe Panacur touches coccidia. You really need to get at least the stool to the vet.