Sorry Skiploder,

I'm a bit on edge. All I'm saying is I've just had ENOUGH of this crap. I am so absolutely, thoroughly DONE with trying to figure this out on my own. It's been such a struggle. It's been 6 months of worrying, 6 months of waiting on responses from the vet, 6 months of trying to cram in visits to the vet office, etc. Lost wages, paying for exams and reexams, it just seems neverending. I've spent so much money on long distance phone charges trying to find somebody who can fix my snake, to no avail.

Some breeders would have simple euth'd the snake and not had a second thought. Fortunately for my collection, I am emotionally attached and not just financially attached to my animals.

It wasn't a verbal tantrum, and I really wish it hadn't have come off that way; I was simply wondering, what is it that is causing you to think it is a virus and not a simple bacterial infection that hasn't been treated properly? Your post is what led me to believe that you hadn't read the thread; how many instances do you know of, snake OR human, being on an incomplete course of antibiotics and being fully cured? I personally know of none. I've had my own personal experiences with antibiotics and I know that if you mess around, it can really screw things up! I am still battling compromised immune system due to antibiotics that I took years ago!

As for the F10, keep in mind that I started the F10 treatment directly as the antibiotic treatment was involuntarily stopped. So it's very difficult to say weather it is helping or not. Also, the whole F10 treatment was only made big when Brian of BHB made a YouTube video on it. Keep in mind, in that very video, he says the treatment will help an RI in it's beginning stages. He says if it is more severe, a vet visit is in order. Nowhere does he claim it will cure an RI that has been ongoing.

I'm not claiming to know everything, I'm not claiming to know of every Ophidian virus out there. And yes, you mentioning it in conjunction with the information you provided recently on the IBD thread, is what led me to believe OPMV is what you were talking about. Like I said, I am always wide open to information. I never stop learning, and I never want to stop learning. I never close my mind, especially if it concerns the well-being of my animals. I'm not trying to get into a pissing match, I just want to know what you are thinking.

I would greatly appreciate a walk-through, though I don't know if I'm confident enough to do it myself. Also what may complicate things, is I am in Canada. I am not entirely certain, but I don't think I am able to mail biological specimens.