Possible Case of "Mystery Disease"
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:04 pm
Hi guys,
So a little while (week?) ago I noticed that Coffee, my indo, had some dirt around his nostrils. I dismissed it as some dirt from digging around in the substrate. On Saturday, it became clear that he was having trouble breathing through his nostrils as they were plugged up by nasal discharge mixing with the dirt. I thought it was a normal RI, so I scheduled a vet appointment and raised temps, etc. The earliest that the vet could take him was Friday
Today, I noticed that some of his toes/feet looked pretty bad. Much worse than what I'd usually see with a stuck layer of shed. I had removed the remaining shed from his toes, anyways. I'm pretty sure that his feet were fine yesterday. He has not displayed any eye issues yet; they're prefectly clear and discharge-free. Could this be the "mystery disease"? Do any of you who have dealt with it recall the order of the symptoms? Specifically, do eye issues generally come last?
Just in case I see more signs of the mystery disease, any recommendations for what to tell the vet when I see him? Should I switch him to paper towels? Also, I'm kind of conflicted on what to do with humidity. I don't want to make it too high and worsen the RI, but I know that some of you have had success with raising humidity for this disease. Any advice from the people who have dealt with this would be nice.
Hopefully, this turns out to be an easily treatable RI.
Thanks, Sachin
So a little while (week?) ago I noticed that Coffee, my indo, had some dirt around his nostrils. I dismissed it as some dirt from digging around in the substrate. On Saturday, it became clear that he was having trouble breathing through his nostrils as they were plugged up by nasal discharge mixing with the dirt. I thought it was a normal RI, so I scheduled a vet appointment and raised temps, etc. The earliest that the vet could take him was Friday
Today, I noticed that some of his toes/feet looked pretty bad. Much worse than what I'd usually see with a stuck layer of shed. I had removed the remaining shed from his toes, anyways. I'm pretty sure that his feet were fine yesterday. He has not displayed any eye issues yet; they're prefectly clear and discharge-free. Could this be the "mystery disease"? Do any of you who have dealt with it recall the order of the symptoms? Specifically, do eye issues generally come last? Just in case I see more signs of the mystery disease, any recommendations for what to tell the vet when I see him? Should I switch him to paper towels? Also, I'm kind of conflicted on what to do with humidity. I don't want to make it too high and worsen the RI, but I know that some of you have had success with raising humidity for this disease. Any advice from the people who have dealt with this would be nice.
Hopefully, this turns out to be an easily treatable RI.
Thanks, Sachin