16/10/2025
Sweet Chance had to go back to the vets today. This poor baby cant catch a break! Unfortunately the bacteria affecting his eye is very strong and hard to get rid of. We are going to try another month of medication in an attempt to save his eye, so everyone keep their fingers and toes crossed this works!
If you don’t remember his story, chance arrived to us severely neglected. He had a vitamin A deficiency which caused severe mouth rot- causing the linings of his gums and teeth to fall out, and eye infections caused by the build up of dead cells and shed. He had a prolapse so bad and left for so long it went necrotic and he had to have his hemipenes removed. He was malnourished and was syringe fed for a while before his gums started to heal and he could eat insects again. His recovery was going well until one day we noticed his eye was looking bad again. We swabbed the eye for culture and found he has an antibiotic resistant pseudomonas. This infection likely became more prevalent as his immune system was weak from the vitamin A deficiency and mouth rot.
We named him chance as that is what we want to give him. Other than his eye infection, he is doing so well- eating and exploring! Unfortunately vets aren’t free and although we have had many donations which we are incredibly incredibly grateful for, these have covered about 25% of his current £800 bills. We have many other reptiles here under rehabilitation and more are going to the vets tomorrow. Any donations towards these veterinary costs are beyond appreciated and help us continue to save these sweet babies lives!
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