I received the results today, half show up with worms, the other half were clean. Panacur was prescribed, and I am gathering fresh samples for the crytosporidia test. The vet thought Flagil might work for crytosporidia. They have all been quarantined separately and have not had any contact with each other or any of my other collection. The quarantined are 15 feet away in the same room, is this alright or should they be in a different room? Any suggestions if crytosporidia should show up? The vet thought a vit.b shot would be good but all she had was b12. She has never given one and doesn't no if this is correct or if it is strait vit.b. Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catriona Lindsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Leopard Gecko-Runny Stool
> The fecal sample should be good for 24-48 hours if it is wrapped in damp > paper towel and kept refrigerated. I like to do the sample ASAP when I am > looking for flagellates, as they tend to die or slow down with time. As far > as treating the animals that depends on what they have. Baytril is an > antibiotic not a parasitacide. I would not expect them to use Baytril > unless they feel the animals have a bacterial infection. If they do indeed > have parasites, different meds treat different parasites. > With crytosporidia there is no cure. There are some medications that will > extend their lives, but not cure them. This is why I strongly recommend > that people quarantine new acquisitions. So far we have seen this parasite > in leopard geckos, fat tail geckos, CA kings, rosy boas, and I just saw > some in a Kenya sand boa last week. > Catriona > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
