Chopper just passed away :(

So sorry for your loss.

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Originally Posted by BroknBusted

I actually had to look up IBD to find out what it is. Very scary! What precautions can I use if I attend a show or a pet shop to make sure I don't bring anything like that home? Will routine hand washing be enough?

To the OP. VERY VERY sorry to hear of your loss!

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Wash hands and change clothes and shower. Should cover every basis as well as do preventable procedures with your collection.

Once a month i spray my racks and tubs with PAM just to keep the headache away.

I am so sorry for your loss :tears:

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Wash hands and change clothes and shower. Should cover every basis as well as do preventable procedures with your collection.

Once a month i spray my racks and tubs with PAM just to keep the headache away.

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What is with the PAM

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Originally Posted by rdoyle

What is with the PAM

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It is NOT the cooking spray. People use PAM for short, but it is actually called Provent A Mite. The stuff works excellent for getting rid of mites, and also as a preventitive measure. I am sure if you do a search on it a bunch of things will come up about it.

I am sorry for your loss. :(

It would be very helpful if you would scan and upload the Vet's statement. I am positive that when a Vet euthanizes an animal, they would at least record a cause of death (reason for the euthanization).

Very sorry to hear this.. condolences.. :(

i am very sorry for your loss!:(

Deb...Cause of death is not always documented when euthanasia is performed. A lot of times, clients come in to euthanize their pets, and a lot of the time it's a new client or one that hasn't been seen in a long time. If the animal is suffering, most vets will immediately euthanize to put the animal out of it's misery. A necropsy is extremely helpful if the owner allows the vet to perform one (kudos to the OP for going through with that!) but it doesn't always help with definatively diagnosing a "cause of death"

Without following and examining the patient on a regular basis from the beginning to the end of said "cause" it's next to impossible for a vet to truly diagnose. A veterinarian SHOULD not document a COD without knowing 100% sure that's what it is.

IBD has a lot of "grey areas" and misconceptions about the disease are common...I would compleatly understand if a COD is not documented on this particular animals medical record.

Agreed. But it's pretty irresponsible to go tossing around a big ugly word like IBD and then hint around that you probably got it at a local show without concrete proof to back it up. "My vet said" isn't good enough in the case of IBD. IBD-specific testing.

IBD can decimate collections. This isn't something to take lightly, OP.