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Hi Elizabeth!
Thanks so much for all the info, its a very big
help. Unfortunately the pet store keeps all of their geckos on sand. Personally
I prefer to keep even my older leopard's on paper towel, but at least "Lucky"
has been defacting normally, so I don't feel impaction from the sand is an
issue. I appreciate the info very much, I plan on having an acid fast fecal
stain done ASAP.
Thanks so much.
Diana
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Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:15
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Subject: Re: forward: [gecko]sick leopard
gecko
Hi Diana---
Perhaps my
experience will help you. Catriona, a vet tech on this list, recommended
an acid fast fecal stain for cryptosporidia for River, my rescue
leopard gecko, who died last fall.
Your little leopard sounds like she
is doing quite poorly. So sorry. Had the pet store kept her on
paper towels? Only paper towels or reptile carpet is recommended for
leopards under one year old.
Elizabeth
Subj: Re: [gecko]Catriona: Adult Leopard 8" long, only 17.5
gms! Update......
Date: 11/16/03 9:22:41 AM Pacific Standard Time
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Hi Elizabeth,
I am sorry to here that you
lost River. I know you did all you could for her.
To answer your question.
Cryptosporidia is a type of coccidia. It is transmitted in feces. I suspect
that many of the Leopard geckos in collections have this parasite. I think
the geckos do ok with this parasite, until they get either stressed or just
have too much of a parasite load. I see the most problems in young leopard
geckos or very old leopard geckos.
The problem with cyrpto is
that a regular fecal exam will not show if the gecko has the parasite. You
have to have an acid fast stain done or a necropsy. Then on top of that
there really is no cure for the parasite. Treatments can make the animal
more comfortable, but will not eradicate the crypto.
Catriona
At
02:02 AM 11/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Hi Catriona---
Thanks for your input here. If
I'd have known about an acid fast stain for crypto I'd have had one run.
How do leopard geckos get crypto?
River passed
away shortly after midnight on October 5th at scarcely 13.5 grams.
I did my best for her with the information that I had, but it was
scarcely enough. A couple oxyrid eggs were found in the fecal float
and the fecal C & S was within normal limits. The vet also sent
out a fecal sample which showed moderate mixed enteric flora. No
aeromonas species, no salmonella species, and no pseudomonas aeruginosa
were isolated.
Thank you for your assistance, Catriona.
Elizabeth
Subj: Re: [gecko]Urgent: Adult Leopard 8" long, only 17.5
gms! Update......
Date: 10/23/03 10:04:35 AM Pacific Standard
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Catriona Lindsay)
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Hi Elizabeth,
If this gecko has lost so much
weight that you are concerned about its health, then I would do an acid
fast stain. Crypto geckos look emaciated and have thin tails.
Catriona
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