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by puffadder7 on March 2, 2009
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my rhino has been acting really weak and and started thrashing violently in his cage for no reason then had a liquid discharge, and i am assuming its parsites, but any help, arin
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by Cascabel99 on March 2, 2009
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Could possibly be OMPV virus (paramyixo). Seizures and discharge is common before death. Did you quarantine properly?
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by Cro on March 2, 2009
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Arin, if the Rhino Viper does have a Paramyxoviruse, there is not a lot you can do for it this late in the game. Go ahead and keep it warm and with water to drink. If it is still living after a few days, then it could be something else causing the problem, like parasites, but if it is Paramyxoviruse, it will not live that long.
It is very important that you isolate it from the rest of your collection, as that virus can be quite contagious, and has been known to wipe out whole collections very quickly. Be sure to sterilize everything that has come in contact with the snake.
Is the snake wild caught and imported, or, was it captive bred ? Is it something you got resently from a reptile show or animal dealer ?
Paramyxoviruse is fairly common in newly imported African animals like Rhino Vipers, but can also be found in captive bred collections.
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John Z
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by Cascabel99 on March 2, 2009
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John, I disagree with imported Bitis. There is a parasite that's specifically common in imported Bitis, but not OMPV which exhibits similar systems. Also, many of the OMPV cases have come from CBB animals, not WC. The chances of animal straight from the wild having OMPV vs an animal who as bounced from keeper to keeper is low. It's too late for quarantine now. The damage is done unfortunately.
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by Cro on March 2, 2009
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Joel, I am familiar with the parasite you are talking about.
However, I have also encountered OMPV in freshly imported Rhino Vipers. However, those snakes did spend some time at the importers holding facility, and might have contacted the virus from other animals in his stock that were allready infected.
The more contact an animal has with other collections, the better the chance it might pick up a virus. That is one of the concerns that I have with all of the animals at reptile shows, where animals are often in close proximity to each other.
That is why quarantine of new animals, no matter what the source, is so important. The unfortunate thing though, is that many new reptile keepers do not quarantine animals at all.
It would be interesting to know where the animal in question came from, and if other animals from that dealer were also infected.
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John Z
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by puffadder7 on March 2, 2009
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john, i got him from ray hunter not to long ago, he knows me pretty well, i think he is wc, i have been giving him some colliodal silver in his water, and i always quarantine my snakes get them, arin
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by JHarrison on March 3, 2009
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Quarantine for at least 6 months and blood tests are the only way to control the spread of OMPV or other diseases. Not all animals exposed die and may possibly continue to spread the disease.
Any animal that has been exposed to this animal may have the disease and should be tested by your vet.
Jim
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