TheSmpsnsG85
Sub-Adult Member
So, we Just got another beardie into our reptile rescue, Citrus, who is having some issues, and I wanted to see if any of you have any insight on it. When she came into the rescue, her stomach was huge!! not beardie belly big, but abnormally giant!! So, i was concerned about her possibly being Gravid, or worse, eggbound. I work at a vet so I took her in for radiographs, some tests and a fecal exam. The radiographs were normal, no eggies, great bone density. Her calcium levels are within normal limits. On the fecal, she had Pinworms.... BAD! just in the small amout of feces I took, I saw over 100 eggs. We have been treating her with Panacur Suspension for the wormies. I have noticed lately her mouth stays a bit open, similar to JoJo (Puppytoes' kiddo). I was trying to search on the site to see what caused that, and i came up with Adenovirus.
which, from what I read is linked to Coccidia, is this correct? We have done several fecals on Citrus, and she does not have coccidia. Do you think the overload of Pinworms can cause the same thing?
Also, she is anorexic, she has not lost much weight, but she has not wanted to eat. (although, it may be due to the Panacur, I know it is hard on their stomachs.) Her feces is of normal consistancy, no diarrhea, urates are normal as well.
My vet is not real familiar with adenovirus in beardies, she is doing some research to find out some info, so I figured I would research too. How do you test for it? What else could this be?
which, from what I read is linked to Coccidia, is this correct? We have done several fecals on Citrus, and she does not have coccidia. Do you think the overload of Pinworms can cause the same thing?
Also, she is anorexic, she has not lost much weight, but she has not wanted to eat. (although, it may be due to the Panacur, I know it is hard on their stomachs.) Her feces is of normal consistancy, no diarrhea, urates are normal as well.
My vet is not real familiar with adenovirus in beardies, she is doing some research to find out some info, so I figured I would research too. How do you test for it? What else could this be?