WLP getting tested for Inclusion body disease.

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She didn't confirm it. I expect the educated guesses, that's how the processes starts. She put cryptosporidosis on the table and we left it at that. It's just left a lot of room for me to worry. Same went with the IBD.

She didn't seem too receptive to the idea of it being hook worm related. Which confused me because it seems very easy to get reinfected with hookworms, since they can also burrow in through skin contact. But, like you said, it could be something else entirely.

After his 3rd dose of metro, he passed a bunch of those worms and other junk, and he was a pig. So the meds did something.

She said it would be fine, but I'm still worried about offering him food again so soon after regurgitating. I've waited a few more days, since this 2nd regurg was 2/24 and I was just nervous about giving him time to recover. I hope this won't be too soon.

I'm going to the store tomorrow to get a small live hopper, the smallest they have. I'll get some Nutribac on it with a bit of water. Maybe that'll help.




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This shouldn't be "too soon" after his latest regurge on 2/24, as long as the prey is on the small side. And I'll be hoping you finally have some better luck with him.

I don't think IBD is at all likely- but crypto, who knows? I vaguely recall a thread* from a gal in Europe who got a corn snake from a pet store, & struggled with it (regurgitating meals)- it was really unusual because sometimes it showed a small mid-body swelling, but then it would disappear, which makes no sense at all. (*I'm not sure if that thread was on this forum or not, it's been a while.) I'm so sorry that you're having to worry about crypto as a possible cause.

Anyway, I assume your vet ruled out blockages, whether from swallowed undigestible debris, or an abnormal growth-like a tumor? Some animals (of all kinds) can be born or hatched with an abnormally narrow passageway in their digestive tract, that only shows up when they grow. And your vet should be the one to come up with other possible causes- as far as internal parasites or other seldom-seen diseases. If you're not convinced about the hookworms being the possible issue, I'd ask more questions about that too. (But maybe he'll finally keep this one down, eh? I HOPE!)