I was closing the door of my cage today and my one month old veiled swung his tail around just in time to get it pinched in the door. I was wondering if this has ever happened to any of you, and if so what were the repercussions. The last 1/3 of his tail is now bruised and he cannot curl that portion. I fear that this will only get worse and his tail will eventually fall off. Thanks for any help that I can get, Miles
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Cameleon tail pinched.....
tommymx
May 11, 2004 09:55 PM
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muskratman
May 12, 2004 09:50 AM
im pretty new to the cham scene but i'd say get any dead tissue removed quick
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jacksonsrule
May 12, 2004 11:27 AM
The bone is probably broken, unfortunately. It may heal, it may not.
Carlton
May 12, 2004 12:53 PM
It is too soon to know what damage was done. Cham bruises look black/grey. You'll just have to watch him. If the surface tissue was injured but muscles or nerves not cut he'll start using it gradually as the injury heals. Is the skin broken? If so put some Polysporin on it. If you see the tissue shrivel, stay black and look hard, you'll probably need a vet to examine it to see if it needs to be removed or whether it will slough away on its own.
