Hi Julie! Thanks for the info. I'll see what I can do about getting her tested.
Luckily, Na'Toth and Sadie have been living in separate enclosures except for a brief period after Sadie's initial quarantine. Na'Toth turned out to be a bully and wouldn't let Sadie eat, so we got her her own "house". :-) Diane > Diane, > > I am sure Leann will step in, I have been gone for the past three days > and am just getting caught up on e-mail! Even if you do not have an > non-domestic vet locally some will do phone consults for a fee. > http://www.arav.com/USMembers.htm is a great place to find non-domestic > vets. These are very seriously interested vets (and some laypeople with > lots of reptile and amphibian experience) who pay a good chunk of change > yearly to be members. They also get an excellent journal (forget the > name right now) as members so they are educated by each other on cutting > edge medical news. Try there first! > > Additionally, any vet can test for parasites. They will either do it > with your gecko's fecal sample on site or send it out to a lab. Just > contact the local vet to find out how they would like you to do it. Be > sure to ask for the crypto test, that is not normally included. Once > you have an id on a parasite a phone consult will be a lot more useful. > > Best of luck, and I am glad Sadie is doing well. If Sadie was exposed to > this gecko she will need treatment also. > > Julie B. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Thanks so much, Leann for your posts. It appears from what you're saying >>that even if the vet were to verify that she has Crypto, there isn't much >>the vet could give her to help that I could only get from him. Would >> there >>be anything wrong with my treating her under the assumption that's what >>she has (as you described below)? What foods would you recommend? >> >>Diane >> >> >> >>>The huge abdominal mass is yet another symptom of Crypto. In geckos, >>>Pepto-Bismol (yep, its exactly what you think that is) has helped with >>> the >>>swelling. It provids relief to the intestinal and stomach pain, often >>>allowing them to eat without regurgitating. Again, this was tested on >>>geckos with Crypto. >>> >>>Dab a drop on the%2 _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
