[gecko]Crypto

[Julie Bergman]

Diane@Animail.com wrote:

>Hi Julie!
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>Thanks for the info. I'll see what I can do about getting her tested.
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Good deal. Then you can develop a treatment plan. Right now you don't 
know what is going on. Could be something as treatable as a big pinworm 
infestation or as bad as crypto. Fecal testing will reveal the answer! 
Regurging food is a sign of crypto, however, it is also a sign of a 
major stressor for many problems in geckos.

>Luckily, Na'Toth and Sadie have been living in separate enclosures except
>for a brief period after Sadie's initial quarantine. Na'Toth turned out to
>be a bully and wouldn't let Sadie eat, so we got her her own "house". :-)
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Great! Let us know how it goes!

Julie B.

>Diane
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>>Diane,
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>>I am sure Leann will step in, I have been gone for the past three days
>>and am just getting caught up on e-mail! Even if you do not have an
>>non-domestic vet locally some will do phone consults for a fee.
>>http://www.arav.com/USMembers.htm is a great place to find non-domestic
>>vets. These are very seriously interested vets (and some laypeople with
>>lots of reptile and amphibian experience) who pay a good chunk of change
>>yearly to be members. They also get an excellent journal (forget the
>>name right now) as members so they are educated by each other on cutting
>>edge medical news. Try there first!
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>>Additionally, any vet can test for parasites. They will either do it
>>with your gecko's fecal sample on site or send it out to a lab. Just
>>contact the local vet to find out how they would like you to do it. Be
>>sure to ask for the crypto test, that is not normally included.  Once
>>you have an id on a parasite a phone consult will be a lot more useful.
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>>Best of luck, and I am glad Sadie is doing well. If Sadie was exposed to
>>this gecko she will need treatment also.
>>
>>Julie B.
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>>Diane@Animail.com wrote:
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>>>Thanks so much, Leann for your posts. It appears from what you're saying
>>>that even if the vet were to verify that she has Crypto, there isn't much
>>>the vet could give her to help that I could only get from him. Would
>>>there
>>>be anything wrong with my treating her under the assumption that's what
>>>she has (as you described below)? What foods would you recommend?
>>>
>>>Diane
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>>>>The huge abdominal mass is yet another symptom of Crypto.  In geckos,
>>>>Pepto-Bismol (yep, its exactly what you think that is) has helped with
>>>>the
>>>>swelling.  It provids relief to the intestinal and stomach pain, often
>>>>allowing them to eat without regurgitating.  Again, this was tested on
>>>>geckos with Crypto.
>>>>
>>>>Dab a drop on the%2
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