I'm not expert, that's for sure, but as soon as I read this post, I immediately assumed that the replies would be: Take your cham to the vet.

With his behaviour being odd for two weeks, and now he's not eating much, not drinking, and sleeping during the day for the last 3 days...to me, that says there is a bigger problem going on than dehydration on it's own.

Even if your cham is "just" dehydrated, after being in this state for the last two weeks, I would think a trip to the vet would be warrented anyway.

I am not passing judgement on you, and I know that it's SO frustrating to hear "take him to the vet" and nothing else, when you're simply looking for advice on what to do right NOW, and thankfully a couple people have given you that advice that you need at this minute.

I'm just thinking that once you get the immediate crisis looked after, your cham would be better off with a check up from the vet. Just to make sure that nothing else is going on.
I'm assuming that your cham is not a newborn, so something has happened to cause him to go off his food and water, that needs to be found out.

Good luck to you and your cham.
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Kim

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• Need Help Sick Panther DEHYDRATED Don't know else what to do!!! - mako571, Mon Aug 9 11:44:15 2004
• RE: Need Help Sick Panther DEHYDRATED Don't know else what to do!!! - Carlton, Mon Aug 9 12:03:26 2004
• RE: Need Help Sick Panther DEHYDRATED Don't know else what to do!!! - evilcham, Mon Aug 9 20:48:44 2004
• isn't the dehydration likely a symptom, rather than the cause... - icequeen, Tue Aug 10 08:21:22 2004
• I have to agree - lele, Tue Aug 10 09:59:19 2004
• oops - hit enter too soon... - lele, Tue Aug 10 10:02:43 2004
• RE: oops - hit enter too soon... - Carlton, Tue Aug 10 11:53:50 2004
• Totally agree... - evilcham, Tue Aug 10 20:54:59 2004