Sick Chameleon Advice
My chameleon, Mango, is very sick. We took him to the vet bc we thought he may have a respiratory infection. They said that they couldn’t tell if he did, but they gave us antibiotics and told us to get “Critical Care” powder. We have been giving him the antibiotics & critical care for 4 days now. But he just seems to be getting weaker.
We changed his UVB bulb the day before we took him to the vet, to see if that would help, but it hasn’t. They didnt say he had MBD since his limbs look fine. But his grip is getting weaker everyday. His eyes are extremely sunken in bc he is dehydrated. And his colors are looking super pale. He hasn’t ate in exactly one week & wont drink water on his own. We were giving him water with a syringe, but have stopped since he is already taking in alot of liquid from antibiotics and mixing the critical care powder with water. We are now afraid of giving him too much liquid.
THIS IS NOT HIS NORMAL CAGE. Just the cage we brought him to the vet in. His cage is the standard 4ftx2ftx2ft. With lots of plants & branches. His humidity levels & temps are same as always. We have had him for just about 2 years now & he has never had any issues before. We also have a female who receives the same care & she is perfectly fine. We just don’t know what else to do to help him 😢