IBD strikes again :(

so i found out today that a girl from work had a ball python that died from IBD over the weekend. she bought it from petsmart a lil over a month ago and when she went to petsmart they pretty much said "too bad" i told her to start looking online for breeders and go that way from now on.

how do you know it was IBD? death can be caused by lots of reasons.

because her vet did the bloodwork and thats what she came out with

ok proof enough!

what is IBD?

Inclusion-body disease. its a viral disease in boas and pythons. in pytons its always deadly.

http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptil...y-disease.aspx

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Originally Posted by monty's dad

what is IBD?

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Its the worst thing a ball python could possibly get!


Never but a snake from those chain pet stores, more times than not its gonna have problems.

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

because her vet did the bloodwork and thats what she came out with

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i thought IBD didnt show up in bloodwork? i thought the only possibly conclusive test for IBD was a liver biopsy.

OP, tell your friend to disinfect EVERYTHING she owns concerning herps. if its wood, she may want to throw it out, if its plastic sterilize it completely, etc. regardless of the cause of all of this.

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Originally Posted by cinderbird

i thought IBD didnt show up in bloodwork? i thought the only possibly conclusive test for IBD was a liver biopsy.

OP, tell your friend to disinfect EVERYTHING she owns concerning herps. if its wood, she may want to throw it out, if its plastic sterilize it completely, etc. regardless of the cause of all of this.

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Agree... IBD can only be diagnosed through a necropsy. The animal must be dead. They check tissue samples from the brain. liver and various other organs. Blood has nothing to do with it. Even then, the cells conclusive to IBD are found in these organs anyway so it is not a rock solid diagnosis.

Blood work? I would tell your friend to find a new vet as well as a private breeder for snakes.