Posted by Joe P. on June 14, 2009 at 09:13:05:
In Reply to: Re: EVS - Lab findings posted by Karel on June 14, 2009 at 06:12:51:
Hi Karel:
While I appreciate exactly what you are going through since many of us, myself included have gone through it as well, I am going to advise you to euthanize the animals as they are a threat to any Corallus you may be keeping that is not currently symptomatic.
Aside from the tens of thousands of dollars already spent by several researching ERS, several of us here have gone thru the entire range of treatments. Every feasible medicinal therapy, natural supplement and environmental manipulation including several types of probiotics, enzyme supplements, acid balancing enzymes etc. have been tried numerous times and none of it has provided any relief.
While some of the "alternative" types of supplements may be inane (none has proven to be beneficial) since these are not mammals for which 99% of such treatments are designed, there is always the possibility that you are actually increasing stress levels on the systems of these creatures.
This is of coarse my opinion but it is based on my personal experiences and collective knowledge and one that many experienced keepers will agree with, for your own sake and long term peace mind, abandon any thoughts of salvaging or even maintaining ERS cases.
Euthanize these individuals and make moves that insure that you will acquire no more in the future.
I'm sorry to be the barer of such unwelcome tidings but this is sincerely the best advice I can give you.