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| benji54 |
Posted - 29/01/2011 : 12:04:44
i had a really awful day yesterday. after little Prisma Pequeno's "strange" behaviour morphed into something altogether more shocking, i rushed him to the vets to discover he has inclusion body disease. most of you probably know what that is and what it involves.
Im really upset and trying to mix caring for Prisma with the safety of my other snakes. I am going to have to have them all screened for the disease. I dont know what ill do if any of the rest come back positive. Some might laugh if they saw how distraught i am about my baby boa but i know noone on here will. Poor Prisma (whose name means "little prism") is only about 5-6 months old and is too weak to get around his viv and far to weak to eat. i wont go into detail so as not to distress any of you but those of you who have dealt with it or heard of it will no what im going through and how on monday im going to have to make the hardest decision i will ever have to make.
I am trying to be practical about it so i have checked my other snakes (including holding Serendipity for the first time) for initial symptoms and at the moment all seems okay...i hope. I have moved prismas viv into another room and, as always, am washing my hands with alcohol gel between touching each snake. If anyone HAS had to deal with IBD in their collection before and has any advise on extra measures and could tell me how its actually spread (apart from mites and housing snakes together) i would really apreciate it (eg is it airbourne or is it body fluid based etc etc.)
I will show Prisma all the love I can until its time.
ps, sorry to be a downer, just wanted someone to talk to who undestands... |
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| benji54 |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 18:01:40
yeah, thanks for your sympathy hiper and your support cliff. I destroyed all the viv contents but the viv itself and stats etc are on a vetinary advised 4 week sterilisation programme. i just spoke to the vet and he said, based on the results there was no reason he could think of why i couldnt now add a new snake to my collection but i think ill add a colubrid to be on the safer side. i will also keep the strictest quarantine measures in place, as always. will keep you all posted :) but as i said to cliff yesterday this whole episode has run me up to around the £500 mark so yeah, a fair bit of head on wall action has taken place lol! |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 17:55:46
He did the right thing with the info he had at the time. And, even if not IBD, it could still be something *else* communicable -- so better safe than sorry.
Anyway, a good silver lining at least. I'll be interested to see what thre vets conclude. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 12:40:06
Oh right so you destroyed Prisma's viv and contents due to thinking it was IBD , I bet now your thinking you should not have done this ? Also was the PM not able to give you a 90 to 100% result of what it was if not IBD ? I personally don't know how you cope if that was me i would be banging my head against the walls thinking and being extreamly upset , I really do feel for you mate.  |
| benji54 |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 12:00:29
that, my friend, is the question...definitely some kind of neurological "condition" (as in, it was nothing caused by keeping, mishandling or poor care- which is a relief for me.) but noone can offer me anymore clarity than that at the moment. as before , i will keep you all posted |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 21/02/2011 : 16:53:02
So if his results was not IBD then what was it that killed him  |
| benji54 |
Posted - 21/02/2011 : 16:38:57
just an update for you all
Prisma's post mortem came back as negative for IBD. it did show "neurological damage and dehydration" but apparently these are almost stock results for any neurological disease/virus/condition. i am awaiting a call from the vets to discuss the best course of action and what i should be doing now. so, at the mo, no idea if its good news or not really... |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 17:01:43
Awww, thanks Benji! Good luck with the checkup! |
| benji54 |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 12:41:55
yeah i was thinkin that last night. im gunna book serendipity in for a check up (as she's new) so will ask then. maybe next week? btw I did join FB (just for you :) ) |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 09/02/2011 : 16:43:19
Mods: look, snake! :::points:::
Benji (whispered): True, you can.
Mods: wups, must have wriggled into another thread... :::innocent:::
More seriously, though, you only asked about it in order to access a snake-related website, so I would hope the brief aside is OK.
BTW, and more on topic, when will the test results be back? It's only been a week, so I doubt yet.... |
| benji54 |
Posted - 09/02/2011 : 15:25:49
i dunno....im not keen on that kinda malarky...i might give it a whirl tho. worst case scenario i can always cancel it right?
anyhoo we probably shouldnt go too off topic or we'll get in trouble! ;) |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 17:37:40
It's a social networking site. Just go to <www.facebook.com> (unless there a .co.uk one? I can't check where I am right now) and follow their easy signup process. It's well worth it as a way to keep in touch these days. Just remember to set your privacy options on the high side. |
| benji54 |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 17:26:44
cheers cliffe, i do try :)
i would like your page but unfortunately...I DONT HAVE FACEBOOK!! (BUH BUH BUUUUAH!) I know!! to tell you the truth im not even 100% sure what it is! :) |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 07/02/2011 : 17:46:15
quote:
Originally posted by Kehhlyr
cheers, read up to page 5 of the 135 page thread so far.
I know that's now not relevant as much to the ibd issue itself, but is to other keepers.
If that makes sense...
It does. The only way we'll ever control IBD is if we stop businesses like them (which that thread will hopefully help do), and instead have people who are responsible like Benji. |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 07/02/2011 : 17:43:41
quote:
Originally posted by benji54
i was only looking for your website but apparently its not built yet?
It's under construction. In fact, this past weekend was spent working on the copy and photos. In the meantime, the best way to get news is to "like" the Living Gems Facebook page, linked under my sig. |
| benji54 |
Posted - 07/02/2011 : 16:17:43
yeah definitely. must admit, given its sheer length i never finished it (plus at the time i found it was a very tender subject for me). glad you guys getting useful out of it tho, i am to please. :) |
