XtinaBeardieMom
Juvie Member
chickcasa":27f7raqm said:I suspect most dragons who become very ill, it is due to secondary infections during active periods of adeno infection.
I also would like to point out that I don't believe anyone said that ALL dragons have the virus. Daichu's statement says they believe that *many/most* have it, and it sounds as though further testing is going to be required to see whether or not this is true. Given that I agree with this belief, and current research does not disprove it, I have no problem with Daichu's policy in not testing their dragons. They simply make this known for people who are more concerned about adeno than they are. That is their right, and should not be vilified, particularly given the continued lack of convincing evidence that there is anything inherently unhealthy about most adeno positive dragons.
~Katy
Hi Katy, thanks for your input on the matter - it's great to be able to discuss this with others in a mature manner
Anyway, I agree with you that Adenovirus isn't necessarily a death sentence... but neither are a lot of other potential illnesses. That doesn't make it ok to sell dragons who have it, just like it's not ok to sell a dragon with a URI (again, just my opinion). At the very least I feel that someone should KNOW that they're purchasing an Adeno-positive beardie so that they can make the choice for themselves as to whether or not they want to deal with that. I know that I, as a dragon owner myself, would definitely care for an Adeno positive beardie differently - especially since I have a negative beardie already.