Whining/crying

[lizardluver9]

My 3 yo female veiled has been letting out crying noises the past couple days (like a mewing kitty), and she often sits with her head tilted back a bit. She ate today, and I forced a little water down to be sure she's getting fluids. I'm pretty sure she has gout...could the whining be a sign of pain? Or could it possibly be a respiratory problem?

Other details:
-Open air enclosure with a drip bottle
-65-80 degrees F
-I have a cat that could be stressing her out, but I've had the cat for several months and the lizard cage is partially covered.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Jerambis]

Sounds like a an upper-respiratory infection (URI). She could have a URI and if this is the case she needs to visit the vet right away.

 

[dodolah]

My 3 yo female veiled has been letting out crying noises the past couple days (like a mewing kitty), and she often sits with her head tilted back a bit. She ate today, and I forced a little water down to be sure she's getting fluids. I'm pretty sure she has gout...could the whining be a sign of pain? Or could it possibly be a respiratory problem?

Other details:
-Open air enclosure with a drip bottle
-65-80 degrees F
-I have a cat that could be stressing her out, but I've had the cat for several months and the lizard cage is partially covered.

Thanks for any ideas.

URI
what is the humidity level of your room?

 

[Brad]

It sounds like an URI to me too. Why do you think gout? A trip to a vet is recommended asap.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/veterinarian-resources-67/

Have you always kept a similar basking temp? For an adult veiled, it seems a little low.

Keeping the peace between a free roaming chameleon and a cat sounds tricky. I assume you have looked and not found any wounds of any kind.

 

[pohchunyee]

Sound like upper respiratory infection to me too.... also is too cold for a veiled; basking temperature preferred 95+. Does you chameleon sound like she is having asthma attack? Get her to a vet ASAP!

 

[Fate X]

maybe your veiled is depressed and in a bad place which could lead to crying and possibly psychotic thoughts etc. consider if you were in a cage you would get depressed from time to time and some of those times it might very bad so dont be surprised if those crying sounds happen.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

maybe your veiled is depressed and in a bad place which could lead to crying and possibly psychotic thoughts etc. consider if you were in a cage you would get depressed from time to time and some of those times it might very bad so dont be surprised if those crying sounds happen.

lol. Sorry, but that made me laugh...

 

[pohchunyee]

maybe your veiled is depressed and in a bad place which could lead to crying and possibly psychotic thoughts etc. consider if you were in a cage you would get depressed from time to time and some of those times it might very bad so dont be surprised if those crying sounds happen.

LOL........it is a free range setup!!!!

 

[PardalisGirl]

Time for vet...........

Hi there..........I don't think your Veiled is crying. I think it has a URI too. You really need to get your temperatures up. With a URI you want the Veiled to be warmer than normal too. I would not have any temperature lower than 80 degrees with a basking of 95 degrees. Do that ASAP. Then get her to a vet ASAP. She needs an antibiotic. When a URI is bad enough to make those noises it needs to be treated soon or she will spiral down fast.....keep us posted

 

[dj special k]

My dad has gout. the doctor gave him medicine to reduce the swelling and pain whenever he has gout attacks in his ankles. So what he does is, he takes the medicine before he eats foods that would give him a gout attack. smart...

Just like everybody said, URI. I had a rudis cham. that died from URI. At the time I didn't have enough for a visit to the vet, so I had to treat her as best as i could. But, no luck. The beginning stages, she was just hanging around towards the bottom of her cage. Then she lost her appetite in which i had to force feed her crickets. Then she would start gasping for air and i guess it did sound like crying sort of. Then when I would hold her, she really looked like she was in pain. She would open her mouth as wide as she could and bend her body to one side as if she was doing that to relieve any kind of cramping pain... plus when she would do that, I could feel her grasping my hands harder than normal. It was really horrible... I felt bad that I couldn't take her to a vet.

Good luck with your cham and I hope yer cham gets better.

 

[Fate X]

it reminds me of lung cancer but its not cancer its a infection but the gasping responses are unpleasant to watch for me.i had a veiled
the first winter she got mild uri n i heated the room n misted her by hand till she got better then i put her back on promist n she get sick again then i take her off pro n she got better then i put her back onjh promist n she gasping for life again then i got her this medicine that i spray her with n it makes her warm for like 60 minutes each spraying after 2 weeks of warm temps and medicine she got over it for good ,now shes just having trouble shedding but today i noticed that my giving her attention the past 3 weeks shes shedding.
and the think is she never laid 1 good egg i think shes unfertile.

 

[BIGGUN]

How is she doing?

Have you figured out the problem yet?

Kevin

 

[Jordan]

Small chameleons hisses sound like a kitten meowing.

I guess something to think about is what is going on when your chameleon is making these sounds? If you are trying to get it out of the cage, have the door open or are staring at her it could just be a hiss. If you notice her doing this while she is relaxed or unaware of your presence then maybe it is a URI.

The head tilted back kind of makes me thing URI but I have seen young chameleons do weird things. I had one that use to stare at his dripper all the time and then one day I realized he was randomly attacking it.

 

[Reptilelover47]

question...

the whining/crying noise... is it from pain or breathing troubles? My cham has an eye & upper respiratory infection. Seen vet, on baytril. Pray he makes it.
He just started making that sound.

 

[carol5208]

Did you notice this thread is 8 years old? To my knowledge they do not cry out when in pain. They will make weezing and other noises when they get respiratory infections.