A very scary rescue :(
My recent summer animal rescues were such a huge success. Both animals recovered fully and found wonderful homes...
I felt a little sad, and had so much spare room in my home that i decided to buy a female veiled chameleon. She looked pretty decent aside from some eye irritation which I assumed was from the way too strong UVB light in the store.
I brought her home and after two days it was very apparent that something was seriously wrong with her. She did not move, eat, drink, or open her eyes at all. I thought that she was possibly egg bound so I gave her a laying bin and scheduled a vet appointment.
The vet gave her a very grim prognosis. Her x ray showed a massive impaction and he told me that I had two options. Have her euthenized or try a risky surgery to remove the impaction. Before making my decision the vet advised that I go back to the pet store to get my money back....and ask to HAVE the Chameleon since she is dying. If I could accomplish this the vet would perform surgery for free since its experimental and very risky.
Well I took the Chameleon to the store but the person who ran the reptile department was not in. The employees did not have the authority to give her to me so I had to wait for him to call me.
She was at the store for two days before I was able to get in contact with the reptile guy....apparently the employees failed to give him the story and he had no idea about my girls condition....anyways once he knew he apologized and let me take her home for free.
SO for the last two days I have been force feeding her pedialyte to keep her hydrated. She has still not eaten/pooped (its been a week) so I have no doubt that she can not pass this impaction on her own.
Tomorrow morning at 9 am she is going to have surgery. Please keep your fingers crossed for me that she will pull through. I've been trying to not get attached to her...but it didnt work.
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