I was wondering if anyone knew anymore about this virus, as well as any known breeding colonies that were known to have this? My husband and I have been keeping bearded dragons for six, going on seven years. Before I go any further, we have the proper setup for our dragons. Before the virus struck, all ten of our boys and girls were in perfect health, and we helped educate others in our area on the proper care of bearded dragons. Problems didn't occur until our eldest fell sick with what was believed to be liver failure (her brother and herself, who passed away a month later, came from a local pet store). Our second youngest then died two months in her sleep, without any known signs of issues. Again, our vet didn't think there was any issues and nothing showed up in the autopsy.
Things didn't become suspicious until last night, when two of our dragons were taken to the vet. A blood test was taken for both of these boys, and one of them died on the way home. The blood test put his white blood sell count at over 58,000. Along with this blood test, we also had them test for Adenovirus, but we won't have test results until after New Years. We have already lost four dragons, and we are trying our best to contain this virus before it kills our others.
Back to the question above, does anyone knows if these breeders are known to have issues? This is where our babies came from...
Distinctive Dragons - (two of our babies, one of which died last night) (4 years old now)
Blood Bank - (We purchased this dragon when Distinctive Dragons were going out of business due to health issues) (6 years old)
Georgia Dragons - 2 leucistics (3 years old)
Daichu - our youngest. (1 year old)
Jack's Pets - These were our two oldest that have passed. As you can see from above, we did most people did in the beginning
(these would be nearly seven)
We are trying to track down where the virus came from so that if any other reptiles may have been effected, we can help warn others so that this virus doesn't spread. I have read information from our vet, from wikis, and other websites, but other owners are usually the best for getting info. The only other place where our dragons could have become exposed is when they were working as therapy animals at one of the local hospitals. They went in to brighten children's days with mental disabilities. Thank god we have never bred, at least!
Sorry if this seems a bit scatter brained. It has been less than 24 hours since we lost our beloved Fenrir, and we all know how it is to lose a beloved pet and family member.
Things didn't become suspicious until last night, when two of our dragons were taken to the vet. A blood test was taken for both of these boys, and one of them died on the way home. The blood test put his white blood sell count at over 58,000. Along with this blood test, we also had them test for Adenovirus, but we won't have test results until after New Years. We have already lost four dragons, and we are trying our best to contain this virus before it kills our others.
Back to the question above, does anyone knows if these breeders are known to have issues? This is where our babies came from...
Distinctive Dragons - (two of our babies, one of which died last night) (4 years old now)
Blood Bank - (We purchased this dragon when Distinctive Dragons were going out of business due to health issues) (6 years old)
Georgia Dragons - 2 leucistics (3 years old)
Daichu - our youngest. (1 year old)
Jack's Pets - These were our two oldest that have passed. As you can see from above, we did most people did in the beginning
(these would be nearly seven) We are trying to track down where the virus came from so that if any other reptiles may have been effected, we can help warn others so that this virus doesn't spread. I have read information from our vet, from wikis, and other websites, but other owners are usually the best for getting info. The only other place where our dragons could have become exposed is when they were working as therapy animals at one of the local hospitals. They went in to brighten children's days with mental disabilities. Thank god we have never bred, at least!
Sorry if this seems a bit scatter brained. It has been less than 24 hours since we lost our beloved Fenrir, and we all know how it is to lose a beloved pet and family member.
