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Diese Rundmail haben wir heute erhalten:
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Hi Everyone........
Here's some important recent findings that have come my way via clients and
contacts about the organism Cryptosporidium (= "Cyrpto")in leopard
geckos.
The new drug of choice for Crypto in leopard geckos (will work on other herps
as well) is HUMATIN (= paromomycin). It is a drug for humans but has been used
in cage bird industry against Crypto with great success. The few herpers that
have used it say it saves geckos.
Last spring a guy in Panama, which is a top parrot breeder, got in some geckos
from the US, which really went downhill from Crypto. He contacted a top bird
Vet and was prescribed the drug Humatin. He reported directly to me at the 2007
Daytona Expo in August that his geckos recovered - even ones with "pin
tails". So I contacted his Vet and here's some of that input I
received..........
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".......Humatin is the brand name for Paromomycin. If you buy it buy the
generic as it is much less expensive. The dose that I recall is high - like 400
mg/kg orally once daily for 10 days. A second round of treatment may be
necessary. It is important to disinfect with ammonia. That is from my memory. [the
Panamian] used it with his geckos with great success. I have been using it to
treat birds for years with very good success."
additional comments ...........
"Ron
There is a published [Humatin] dose of 300 to 800 mg/kg for geckos with
cryptosporidium (referenced to Coke RL and Tristan TE - Proceedings of Reptile
and Amphibian Veterinarians.) I chose to go with 400 mg/kg. It is noted that
this provides clinical relief but cannot be relied upon to stop shedding [egg
cysts]. The immune response of the animal is important and very temperature
dependent. Also disinfection of the environment is critical to reduce the level
of organisms in the environment. Cryptosporidia are very environmentally
resistant. Anything to reduce the environmental loads of cysts would be
helpful.........."
*********
In reading all the research literature on how to kill crypto (egg)
cysts.....the concensus is to simply let caging and water bowls dry for 8
hours. Moisture keeps them alive, even when treated with acid and gases. Desication
or Ammonia seem to be the best egg destroyer.
I hope this information aides in controlling the growing threat of Crypto in the
leopard gecko industry worldwide. Much works needs to be done to test Humatin's
long range effects. It is important for all of us to attack this disease head
on.
(disclaimer = Use of the above information is not guaranteed to cure Crytpo and
the user is solely responsible for their own actions. I am merely passing on
what I have learned from others.)
Kind regards,
Ron Tremper........
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Kurzgefasst in deutsch:
RT schreibt dass es jetzt möglicherweise ein Mittel gibt das Kryptosporidien bei Leos heilen soll. Scheinbar gibt es erste Berichte von Leute, die es mit Erfolg angewandt haben.
Marcia von Golden Gate Geckos schreibt in einem internationalen Forum einen Kommentar zu dieser E-Mail, den ihr zu dem Thema auch lesen solltet, weil es auch zu verstehen gibt dass man trotzdem noch nicht von einer Entwarnung sprechen sollte:
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OK. I would like to
comment on this. First of all, Paromomycin is NOT a new treatment for Crypto in
Leopard Geckos... is has been used with some degree of success for over 3
years. It is not known whether or not it actually 'cures' crypo, or puts it in
semi-permanent remission. There is a theory that even if the gecko is
asymptomatic, there is a possibility that it could be a 'carrier' for the
disease, and perhaps does not prevent the disease from infecting other geckos. Until
this is understood, ALL geckos that are positive for crypto must be maintained
in quarantine for their entire lives.
I cannot stress the importance of quarantining each and every newly acquired
gecko for a minimum of 90 days... regardless of where you got
them!
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Für diejenigen, die bisher von Kryptos noch nicht so viel gehört haben- ich hab vor einiger Zeit ne kleine Zusammenfassung dazu auf unsere Homepage gestellt (unter "Der Leopardgecko" --> "Krankheiten" --> "Kryptosporidien").
Was sagt ihr dazu???
... es wär doch super wenn es endlich Hoffnung gäbe... aber verlassen würd ich mich darauf erstmal noch nicht ...
PS: Muss ich alles übersetzen
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Everyone........
Here's some important recent findings that have come my way via clients and
contacts about the organism Cryptosporidium (= "Cyrpto")in leopard
geckos.
The new drug of choice for Crypto in leopard geckos (will work on other herps
as well) is HUMATIN (= paromomycin). It is a drug for humans but has been used
in cage bird industry against Crypto with great success. The few herpers that
have used it say it saves geckos.
Last spring a guy in Panama, which is a top parrot breeder, got in some geckos
from the US, which really went downhill from Crypto. He contacted a top bird
Vet and was prescribed the drug Humatin. He reported directly to me at the 2007
Daytona Expo in August that his geckos recovered - even ones with "pin
tails". So I contacted his Vet and here's some of that input I
received..........
*********
".......Humatin is the brand name for Paromomycin. If you buy it buy the
generic as it is much less expensive. The dose that I recall is high - like 400
mg/kg orally once daily for 10 days. A second round of treatment may be
necessary. It is important to disinfect with ammonia. That is from my memory. [the
Panamian] used it with his geckos with great success. I have been using it to
treat birds for years with very good success."
additional comments ...........
"Ron
There is a published [Humatin] dose of 300 to 800 mg/kg for geckos with
cryptosporidium (referenced to Coke RL and Tristan TE - Proceedings of Reptile
and Amphibian Veterinarians.) I chose to go with 400 mg/kg. It is noted that
this provides clinical relief but cannot be relied upon to stop shedding [egg
cysts]. The immune response of the animal is important and very temperature
dependent. Also disinfection of the environment is critical to reduce the level
of organisms in the environment. Cryptosporidia are very environmentally
resistant. Anything to reduce the environmental loads of cysts would be
helpful.........."
*********
In reading all the research literature on how to kill crypto (egg)
cysts.....the concensus is to simply let caging and water bowls dry for 8
hours. Moisture keeps them alive, even when treated with acid and gases. Desication
or Ammonia seem to be the best egg destroyer.
I hope this information aides in controlling the growing threat of Crypto in the
leopard gecko industry worldwide. Much works needs to be done to test Humatin's
long range effects. It is important for all of us to attack this disease head
on.
(disclaimer = Use of the above information is not guaranteed to cure Crytpo and
the user is solely responsible for their own actions. I am merely passing on
what I have learned from others.)
Kind regards,
Ron Tremper........
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kurzgefasst in deutsch:
RT schreibt dass es jetzt möglicherweise ein Mittel gibt das Kryptosporidien bei Leos heilen soll. Scheinbar gibt es erste Berichte von Leute, die es mit Erfolg angewandt haben.
Marcia von Golden Gate Geckos schreibt in einem internationalen Forum einen Kommentar zu dieser E-Mail, den ihr zu dem Thema auch lesen solltet, weil es auch zu verstehen gibt dass man trotzdem noch nicht von einer Entwarnung sprechen sollte:
--------------------------------------------------------
OK. I would like to
comment on this. First of all, Paromomycin is NOT a new treatment for Crypto in
Leopard Geckos... is has been used with some degree of success for over 3
years. It is not known whether or not it actually 'cures' crypo, or puts it in
semi-permanent remission. There is a theory that even if the gecko is
asymptomatic, there is a possibility that it could be a 'carrier' for the
disease, and perhaps does not prevent the disease from infecting other geckos. Until
this is understood, ALL geckos that are positive for crypto must be maintained
in quarantine for their entire lives.
I cannot stress the importance of quarantining each and every newly acquired
gecko for a minimum of 90 days... regardless of where you got
them!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Für diejenigen, die bisher von Kryptos noch nicht so viel gehört haben- ich hab vor einiger Zeit ne kleine Zusammenfassung dazu auf unsere Homepage gestellt (unter "Der Leopardgecko" --> "Krankheiten" --> "Kryptosporidien").
Was sagt ihr dazu???
... es wär doch super wenn es endlich Hoffnung gäbe... aber verlassen würd ich mich darauf erstmal noch nicht ...
PS: Muss ich alles übersetzen
