WLP getting tested for Inclusion body disease.

[Awesomethepossum]

I've been doing as much research as I can, but Id say it's led to more questions on my part.

In terms of symptom onset, progression once clinical signs have begun, i wasnt sure if there was a general timeframe to it after they do start showing symptoms associated with this?

From what I had read, typically snakes don't survive more than a year after they're showing clinical symptoms. From stories that I've read from others at least, it seems like the decline is rapid and death soon after, once the animals is newly acquired or otherwise infected by another animal, maybe delayed by a few months.

With this guy, the seller had him for 3 months (if I recall correctly) before selling him, to treat him for internal parasites and make sure he was eating. When I brought him home, he ate enthusiastically for 3 months or so and was very active and healthy by all appearances, then during the last week of June, he refused his first meal unrelated to being in shed, and I noticed him being more lethargic, then anorexic in turn.

Never once had issues with regurgitation, only had a small amount of blood with diarrhea at the end of his metro treatment when he had also passed some small, pointy debris as his body cleaned out. Vet warned me ahead of time that it was normal, and it didn't happen again after that.

After treatment, he was a very enthusiastic eater, but was still skittish about f/t, so I only gave live hoppers. Still could spook during feedings, which wasn't a noticable issue prior, but he's also a WLP. He gained a solid amount of weight in a relatively short time, and the vet was impressed with his condition.

So, aren't these technically symptoms, and would they be this easy to delay in snakes? I'm not sure if a 3 course Metro treatment would repress crypto for a bit, and this is a rebound? But with all the tube feedings, frequent vet visits and handling, probings he got for such a long time, not once did he regurgitate, and I would think that would be the time it would be more of a risk?

I'm not really sure how common or inclined a snake would be toward regurgitation if this was a rebound of an unresolved hookworm infection, either. Or what the chances of that are here. But I'm confused as to how this has been progressing, and if this is typical of crypto if that's what it could be, if that makes sense.

Just trying to understand this. I'm still in shock honestly. Not trying to pretend a serious issue isnt here, but what else could it be?


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