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I base 12 months on the fact that paramyxovirus has been known to incubate for as long as 10 months. In my opinion, nothing less than 11 months would therefore be sufficient, and 12 is safest. The most dangerous diseases, the ones that can wipe out a collection, can have very long incubation times.
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Re: Extremely Sad News
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Originally Posted by angllady2
One question I have for you, did the vet do a throat swab to find out for sure what the male had ?
Time and time again, I've seen people come here with symptoms of an RI, and a vet prescribes Baytril, but it doesn't get better. Or it does for a little while then comes back. I have seen this minimal procedure recommended over and over again, and I have decided that in most cases if it warrants a vet visit, it warrants this test. Baytril doesn't always help, and in some case might make things worse.
I feel it is in the best interest of yourself and your snake to take her to the vet and ask for a throat culture to be done. Then you will know what she has and how to treat it.
I am sorry for your loss, it is never easy to loose one, even if you haven't had it long.
Gale
When the vet looked over the male spider he practically did everything that i did at my house, except that he listened to his lungs. So the visit entailed listening of the lungs, checking the throat, and asking what i observed. He then proceeded to tell me that it does look like a minor RI and that baytril is a brand that a lot of people use to combat RI (which i have already known from all the threads online and other sources containing RI content). I also have read what you have suggested as well, which i know can be pretty expensive. Which leads into the controversy of why doctors are so readily to just throw baytril at their patients.
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Originally Posted by DellaF
So sorry for your loss. I hope your other snake will be ok.
Thank you for the reply, i will be keeping a very close eye on her.
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Originally Posted by elbee
I am very sorry for your loss. I will be praying for your Lilly.
Thank you for your reply, and thank you for your prayers.
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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion
I base 12 months on the fact that paramyxovirus has been known to incubate for as long as 10 months. In my opinion, nothing less than 11 months would therefore be sufficient, and 12 is safest. The most dangerous diseases, the ones that can wipe out a collection, can have very long incubation times.
Those are some very good points that i will definitely be doing some more research into, thanks for your response. While we are on this topic i would also like to hear from the rest of the community what they "Deem" appropriate for quarantine lengths.
For now i am going to continue to disinfect everything within the room, and keeping my husbandry up to par as it has been. I do have one question though. If i do go to the vet again and he offers to treat my snake again with more baytril, what would you do in my situation. I know "angllady2" would definitely ask for a culture but i know the vet office i went to did not have the lab equipment to do this which could lead to expensive lengths. So this leaves me with only so many options, however i am going to be calling around to the local herp vets and asking what equipment they have available to aid in this inspection.
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