PM sent. I am proceeding with full quarantine hygiene under the assumption it is Austwickia. If the lesions continue to spread at the rate they have over the last 18-24 hours I will be strongly considering euthanasia rather than putting Sunny through anesthesia and biopsy recovery.
I have a human rx 1% SSD cream on hand--- would that be appropriate?
The lab informs me that they do not take pictures of their slides, unfortunately. However the tech I spoke with is going to run the culture for sequencing and I should know those results in another day or two.
I found...
A local reptile expo. I am reaching out to the organizers to let them know of the potential issue so they are aware and can hopefully make an informed decision or reach out to that particular vendor. The idea that all of those other beautiful herps may have been exposed breaks my heart.
Thank you everyone for your responses and support. I am attaching results of the aerobic test, anaerobic is still pending. When the lab reopens in the morning I am contacting them for any pictures they may have of the actual slides. I will make any results throughout this process available for...
Hello all. I noticed skin lesions on Sunny, my baby sulcata, which after reading through the forum I am now concerned may be another case of Austwickia chelonae.
Background-- I noticed the bumps on October 13th. First two pics were taken Oct 14th which is when I first took him to my reptile vet...