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> I quarantined her for about a month. She ate and didn't seem to have any parasites.
A question if I may - when you say she didn't seem to have any parasites do you mean
she looked good, or that you did three fecals at 1-2 week intervals during the Qx
period? Was an acid fast run on the feces, in addition to the Float and Direct?
> About four weeks ago, I realized that all three Leopards were very >thin, especially
>the two from my colony. I also realized that all >three seemed especially skittish
>and stayed hidden. While crickets >would disappear from the cage, I never saw any of
>the three actually >eating. This weekend I decided to remove the gecko I bought and
>place >her in a cage by herself. When I went into my animal room a few >minutes ago,
>she screeched and ran into her hidebox. So far I have no >indication that any of the
>three have eaten.
>
> Have any of you encountered such a tempermental Leopard? Do you >think it is
>possible for her nervourness to "infect" her cagemates to >the extent that they fail
>to thrive? Any other thoughts or advice?
Infecting them with her attitude is unlikely, infecting them with something elese is
entirely possible. Many otherwise docile animals become aggressive when ill, and the
weight loss you describe could certainly be interpreted as the group having an
illness. Now if this is the only box of leapards you have that are like this, then
the smoking gun is the English animal.
Having said that I would have fecal exams done from each animal (3-6 replicates), and
in this case I would ask for an acid fast stain be performed in addition to the
standard float and smear. Of course should any of the animals die or be euthanized I
would strongly, very strongly, suggest a necropsy with histopathology.
Keith
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