i got a green anole maybe 2 1/2 months ago form OC, MD. a fe weeks ago, he was clawed by my sweet, cat ... she goes after anything that moves so yea. it hasn't healed, i ' ve been putting antibiotic ointment on it (for people) but it's isn't healing. it is basically a gash on it's side. i think he's eating, some days he looks weak and the next day he will look perfectly fine. idk what else to do for him!
You need to get him to a specialist reptile vet asap. That could get infected and the infection could spread resulting in death. How deep is the gash?
You're using antibiotic treatment for humans. This is not supposed to be for animals and the ingredients in it could be too strong and doing more harm then good. The only thing to do is get him to a vet as soon as possible.
You're doing the right thing, keep putting the ointment on until it starts to shed.
Reptiles heal real slow, so just watch and make sure it's eating, warn and the
injury stays dry.
First thing: Make sure any antibiotic cream you use does not contain any pain relievers. You would want to use one that was just anti-bacterial ingredients, no pain killers. I used bacitracin on a snake I had under a vet's order and it healed fine in a short period of time. Reptiles often don't heal the same way as mammals. Their injuries close up, but it takes many sheddings for the skin to begin to look normal again. They sort of heal from the inside out. New layers of skin appear each time they shed the last one.
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Second thing: Do you have supplemental heating and UVA/UVB lighting on the cage? UVB helps it create D3 and absorb calcium correctly. Does it stay in at least the mid-70's F in the cage? 80's in at least one part under a heat lamp? It will not eat or heal if it is too cold. If it is too cold it actually won't be able to digest so it would not eat.
Third Thing: What have you been feeding? An anole should eat roughly 5-6 crickets at least 3 times a week. Most eat small, but you would want crickets about as long as the width between the geckos eyes. You can put a ceramic bowl in the cage and feed the crickets in that. If the bowl is light colored the anole will see them better, and if it's tall enough the crickets won't escape so you will know it is eating. When I kept anoles they would be on the food within a few minutes of my putting it in.
Forth thing: Make sure your cage setup is bare, no bedding, go with paper towels instead. That leaves one less thing to get into the wound. The paper towels would again make any crickets easier for the anole to see making it more likely to eat. Have a bunch of climbing things and plastic plants for cover, but keep them clean. Keep the heat up.
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