My vet is a well respected herp vet for our area. One of the few who knows anything about reptiles at all.
She says that the way their lab tests for coccidia (centrifugal method) they can only report back if coccidia are present or not-present.
If the lap reports back positive for coccidia then she treats with Toltrazuril (baycox) – one course for 5-days.
Then during the same visit she says that coccidia are present in almost all beardies and that it’s when the count is high there is a concern. But she can’t give me a count – so how do we know if it’s high?!
To me these two positions conflict. If her lab can’t give me a count and all beardies have at least a small amount, then why test at all. Why not skip the $50 test and treat blind without the test since the test tells us very little.
I’m thinking her thinking on “most beardies will always have ‘some’ coccidia” is off base.
The whole conversation with her seamed circular and then she just gave me a dismissive look like I don’t get it because I can’t comprehend.
What am I missing?
She says that the way their lab tests for coccidia (centrifugal method) they can only report back if coccidia are present or not-present.
If the lap reports back positive for coccidia then she treats with Toltrazuril (baycox) – one course for 5-days.
Then during the same visit she says that coccidia are present in almost all beardies and that it’s when the count is high there is a concern. But she can’t give me a count – so how do we know if it’s high?!
To me these two positions conflict. If her lab can’t give me a count and all beardies have at least a small amount, then why test at all. Why not skip the $50 test and treat blind without the test since the test tells us very little.
I’m thinking her thinking on “most beardies will always have ‘some’ coccidia” is off base.
The whole conversation with her seamed circular and then she just gave me a dismissive look like I don’t get it because I can’t comprehend.
What am I missing?