My experience with Inclusion Body Disease (IBD)

[guypettigrew]

Hi Elle

Nearly another month has gone by.

Any sign yet of IBD in your other snakes, or are you beginning to feel hopeful the infection was just in the one snake?

Guy

[Montage_Morphs]

Originally Posted by guypettigrew

Hi Elle

Nearly another month has gone by.

Any sign yet of IBD in your other snakes, or are you beginning to feel hopeful the infection was just in the one snake?

Guy

Hi Guy

No signs of IBD in any of my snakes. I am hopeful, but on edge as always. IBD is something that can stay hidden for so long. So for now, I still treat all of my snakes as infected. Give it a few years and I'll start to truley feel hopeful lol.

[SW-morelia]

Originally Posted by Montage_Morphs

Hi Guy

No signs of IBD in any of my snakes. I am hopeful, but on edge as always. IBD is something that can stay hidden for so long. So for now, I still treat all of my snakes as infected. Give it a few years and I'll start to truley feel hopeful lol.

Thats a promising sign then, Elle.
Hopefully it was a one off and you caught it before it spread......

[Montage_Morphs]

I don't think I will need to get Beaux tested for IBD now... There is something strange going on whith his scales. They look mottled, and I remember now it's exactly how Clems went in the weeks coming up to her displaying IBD symptoms (althout that never really concerned me, I didn't think anything of it). When removing Beaux from his viv last night, he twisted his head in a very concerning way. Perhaps it was because I woke him up and he did not have full coordination yet, but I am out of my mind with worry now. I guess if he is starting to show IBD symtoms it's straight off to be euthanised, I will not watch another of my snakes suffer like Clem did

[Razaiel]

I am so sorry to hear this - it is absolutely devastating for you to watch this happen to your snakes - I can only imagine how you feel

[Montage_Morphs]

Originally Posted by Razaiel

I am so sorry to hear this - it is absolutely devastating for you to watch this happen to your snakes - I can only imagine how you feel

I have actually just checked on him, but he is sitting on his hot shelf so I don't want to disturb him. He is active and very alert as usual, but that head movement scared me to death last night. If he doesnt eat tonight I will know something is horribly wrong, that was another of Clems first symptoms.

[Razaiel]

I would be scared too, fingers crossed it was just an odd thing and he eats for you and is OK.

[Montage_Morphs]

I have him booked in for Tuesday with my vet. He dealt with Clementine and I am more than satisfied with how he has handled it all the way through. I'll be getting blood tests done to test for IBD. A negative inclusion result does not mean he does not have inclusions, but a positive result is definite. Clementine results came back positive whilst she was alive for inclusions, which is quite unusual.

[Kit Desu]

Thanks for making this topic. It's been a really big help.
I've known about the Disease but not quite as much as much as I should of. And this topic has helped clear a few things up.
Earlier today, I found our Royal.. Fully twisted, with his head upside down.. He's been in his cave the past few days. But finding him all twisted and upside down this morning was a serious blow to the heart.
Thanks to this topic I could compare to double check, before I rang the vet.
From what the vet says he also thinks it's IBD. Although tests will have to be done once he's put to sleep.
But I'm not having it done, mostly due to the cost.
He'll be going down there in the next 20 minutes. And although it's sad. I agree with not blaming anyone. Not over something that resides like that.

But yeah. I'd really like to thank you for the topic. As it was a big help. Also, I know it sounds a bit cruel but I'll be taking a few pictures of Cookie, and if you'd like you can add the to the first page. More reference pictures are always good. And I'd really like to help anyone else who has to go through something as harsh as this.

[reptilesruel!!!]

so can only boas and pythons get this disease