Since we were talking about feeding with Hills a/d last week, I thought I'd forward this note from Dr. Susan Donoghue to the ADCHAM chameleon list. I know it's not exactly on the previous topic, but it points out another reason to be careful what you feed to stressed animals. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello Steve > > The clinicians might have different take on these lumps, but I would want to > do some diagnostics (such as looking at the contents of these bumps under a > microscope) before deciding if they are the result of gout. > > Regarding metabolic problems, for a new import, the most common metabolic > problem seems to be dehydration. Even if they are well rehydrated by the > importer, chronic dehydration could have occurred during capture, > confinement, and transport. This could potentially lead to gout, due to > kidney ailments secondary to dehydration. Prognosis for these cases would be > poor. > > Other metabolic issues with gout would be high purine intake. This is more > likely seen in LTC or cb, and are a result of human error (such as tube > feeding with a liver-based, high purine food such as Hills a/d). Another > issue would be intake of non-protein nitrogen, such as in chitin if it is > absorbed and a few food supplements -- unlikely in this case. > > If the bumps are something other than gout, one would still want to consider > systemic metabolic problems such as immune suppression. > > I think your instincts are correct that there is likely an underlying > systemic reason for the bumps, but a few diagnostics are needed to answer the > questions. > > Can you let us know what happens with this chameleon? > Thanks, > Sue > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Doug Johnston www.ncal.verio.com/~scubadug ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
