So what next?????

[Molly75]

Few of my lot nice and healthy fat pooing well eating well as normal as normal can be!
NOW KEEP READING

[Molly75]

WRONG

PIC ONE THE LEO
He's a crypto carrier

PIC TWO THE BEARDIE
He has mouth cancer

PIC THREE CORN
Protazoan laden

PIC FOUR CORN
Has an enlarged heart defect.

[Molly75]

Ok the reason for this odd post??????

Look at these reptiles you can't tell just by looking at them how ill they are you can't at this stage tell by any kind of body language and you can't tell by a picture on here. sure you can speculate and guess but you can't tell not untill bloods, feceals and other testing is done.

The beardie was PTS days after this pics he had advanced cancer at this stage they are good at hiding the true extent of their illness as this picture demonstrates.

So these are just a few here at the sanctuary side some PTS some carriers.

So some of these guys some have been here and been alive for years now it is possible to keep a large/small collection and have carrier reptiles around and it is possible for them to lead a normal life.

I expect its a frightening place if your new and have been reading all the snakes threads of late sick with worry if your reptile is ill.

First and formost if your gut instinct says something is wrong with your animal seek advice from a Reptile vet don't delay you don't have lots of time and options as remember reptiles hide the truth.

Also remember don't be afraid to speak up and deal with problems as an illness is not the be all and end all and can be dealt after all we all start somewhere and support is always at hand.

Thans for reading Paula

[jools]

Hi Paula, good post. Reps will mask illness as a defence mechanism. I often feel that by the time someone posts the usual "help I think my Leo/Beardie/Corn is ill" that it is usually too late.

[Molly75]

Originally Posted by jools

Hi Paula, good post. Reps will mask illness as a defence mechanism. I often feel that by the time someone posts the usual "help I think my Leo/Beardie/Corn is ill" that it is usually too late.

Hi
They sure do as this post was to prove but sadly it seems to have died

Paula

[jools]

Think a lot more ppl need to see this thread

[Molly75]

I really hope people do as any of these could've been sold on as healthy which is so far from the truth

[Uromastyxman]

Well done for your post. Knowledge is power. People need to know how these reptile diseases can sit hidden in a reptile collection and the damage they can do, especially if they are transmissable. The importance of sensible husbandry and manageble collection sizes and just how truely complex keeping reptiles really is.

Andy

[Molly75]

Originally Posted by Uromastyxman

Well done for your post. Knowledge is power. People need to know how these reptile diseases can sit hidden in a reptile collection and the damage they can do, especially if they are transmissable. The importance of sensible husbandry and manageble collection sizes and just how truely complex keeping reptiles really is.

Andy

Thanks Andy,

yes is sure is a complex world I could post dozens of reptiles on here with issues all perfect to look at but leathal in the wrong conditions.

Point of the post really is if anyone has a nagging feeling their reptile is Ill they normally are there are slight changes but often so slight they get over looked and its easy to dismiss as normal if people are new to reptiles.

I'm sure a good few of us on here who have or are involved in the Veterinary side of things can reel off list after list of treatments but without the relevent testing it really is futile

Paula

[SleepyD]

Originally Posted by jools

Think a lot more ppl need to see this thread

*nods* I agree

Originally Posted by Molly75

Point of the post really is if anyone has a nagging feeling their reptile is Ill they normally are there are slight changes but often so slight they get over looked and its easy to dismiss as normal if people are new to reptiles.
I'm sure a good few of us on here who have or are involved in the Veterinary side of things can reel off list after list of treatments but without the relevent testing it really is futile

I think what can even be more frustrating is when anyone's either advised to get their reps checked; get feacals done and practise even basic quarentine whether the animals are new, old or ill and the advise is ignored or poo-pood (either by them or others) with the result that either the animal concerned gets worse and dies when it could've been helped/treated or ~ in the case of parasites, coccidia, crypto etc ~ others with it also become ill sometimes fatally