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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 05:28 PM
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I can't speak for everyone that has had joey's affected with this, I can only speak of what "I" know. I know that one of my "ick" babies that is being bred is staying here and being bred by me. "I" will be doing everything in my power to make sure that the joey's are healthy if or when they leave my home. I know that one of Nadines gliders is going into a breeding program and I know that the person that got that joey is going to do the same as I am. I know that the 2 of us do plan on neutering the males "IF" there is a problem with breeding these 2 affected gliders. What I "don't" know is what has happened to all the other affected joey's out there that have had "ick". There are quite a few more joey's out there that have or had this that people aren't talking about openly. And for Nadine and I to be constantly brought up because we ARE the ones that are keeping people informed is really not fair to us considering the amount of others out there that have been affected, that haven't said anything. Yes I'm breeding Bits, no I'm not breeding Abigail. Abigail has been through enough. I WILL be doing blood work on Bits, Abigail and their momma regularly and what other random/scheduled tests I need to do to make sure that they remain healthy and have no long term affects. I do admit things that go on in my house when it comes to my gliders. I do not point fingers, I do not try to connect the dots and cause a panic, I do not try and blame diet or try to link it to a gathering or a vets office or lineage. I will not cause an uproar that its anyone elses fault but my own that my gliders got sick. I do not obssess over spotless cages, I did not quarentine my gliders who were affected and I did not change diets. All of my other gliders are perfectly healthy and none of my other joey's were affected. I did not panic and cause any more undo stress on my other gliders. I am a firm believer that stress is the root to most all sickness. It has been proven with people, so why not the same in animals?
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 05:53 PM
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sherri, you have been very up front with all of us. the other people that have had this problem are silent and yet another is not telling the whole story of all their test results.
i respect you and some of the others that are keeping us updated, and so do a whole lot of other glider people.
i didnt think anybody was singling you out but you and tracy are the only ones that are telling us what is going on and with updates, nobody else is- that has been affected by this.
i do hope your joeys are all very healthy.
people are afraid of this because we dont know what the future holds for these joeys, but time will tell the story.
good luck and hugs sent to you, nancy in detroit
regards, nancy in roseville (formerly in detroit)
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 06:08 PM
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I couldn't agree more with Nancy. Sherri, I don't mean to point you out as a "negative" thing, only because you ARE being so open and honest with everyone (an example of how the others should be) about your joeys.
We know of your joeys, Nadine's joeys and Tracy's. There ARE others out there that are not posting about them and that is sad because it limits our ability to find answers. I can only hope that they are working behind the scenes to help find the answers.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 06:23 PM
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I know that people aren't specifically trying to point us out. I really do believe that. I also just believe that since we are the only ones that have come forward, we are automatically thought of. Thats all I meant by it. There are quite a few others that have had "ick" babies that haven't said anything publicly and this is exactly why. Nadine and I will always have a stigma of being the breeders with "ick". I guess that is something that I will have to live with. I also don't think its fair to label all joey's with "ick" as having tritrich (no matter what the strain)until its proven that said joey's do in fact have it.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 06:58 PM
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Nadine and I will always have a stigma of being the breeders with "ick". I don't see this as a "stigma" I see it as an unfortunate event. What I DO see is how you two have fought for the health of your joeys. I see this as a positive. I also agree that the "ick" joeys should not be labled as having trich UNTIL it is proven. But by the same standards, it needs to be kept in mind that it could be and these joeys need to be "followed" to see if it turns up again with them or their offspring (or even cage mates). Not as a negative thing but to LEARN from them.
620-704-9109 Judge not until you have walked in their shoes and lived their lives. What you see online is only part of the story.
I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 07:02 PM
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So--what is the suggested quarantine on the tri trich? Some people here are saying it *could* take years to be rid of. Does that mean a breeder with tri trich should be locked down? No joeys adopted out to prevent the spread, and no new gliders in to become infected? What happens if we find out this tri trich really isn't going to go away completely for years or ever? If the infected gliders are adopted out, it will just spread further. I can see how this parasite could become a parasite that is found in every glider if individuals from infected populations are allowed to leave and sire new infections in the next home, and so on. What does a breeder with many breeding pairs do in a situation like that? Neuter everyone and keep the last wave of joeys and the parents? It doesn't sound like letting any of them leave your home is a responsible idea until we have a clear picture of the nature of this buggy and how it interacts with a sugar glider's system...but where does that leave someone that has a large breeding program? What if someone like, say, Priscilla got trich? She is not going to turn her breeding population into pets. It seems to me like there is a high risk someone like Priscilla might get infected, too.
Beth Glide free Dimitri and Tegan and right-side up!
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 07:44 PM
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yes, priscilla but it was around in 2003.
regards, nancy in detroit
regards, nancy in roseville (formerly in detroit)
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
[Re: GliderNursery]
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03/09/12 07:44 PM
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duplicate.
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regards, nancy in roseville (formerly in detroit)
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 08:15 PM
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The only known way to "break the cycle" is to perform a C-sect so the offspring is not passing through the birth canal where it gets infected. That mother is then culled from the breeding program as is the male that bred her, unfortunately this is not an option in our sugar gliders... I assume by this comment, that it is only passed through the mating and birthing process? If that's the case, then I'm going to disagree with the majority of your comment quoted above. Obviously we cannot do c-sections on gliders - that I agree with. But if a breeder finds they definitively have tri-trich, then IMO it would be the responsible thing to neuter that male and keep that pair together as a non-breeding pair. That would break the cycle for that pair. Then, that breeder would have the unfortunate responsibility of updating the database and notifying the owners of any previous joeys so they can be informed as well. I do realize though, that the problem is accurate diagnosis.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 08:54 PM
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When the ick was at my home. It was a bacteria on their skin, and it spread when I was weighing joeys (I wasn't as picky about handwashing between every single cage as I am now). Only the joeys that I was handling got icky. Once I started to wash my hands between every single cage, it didn't affect any more joeys.
And for an official update on the ick joeys from my house and their siblings:
Tommy - grew perfectly healthy after ick, I felt he was fine to breed. His owner will neuter him so fast your head would spin if he were to have any problems with himself or any joeys. He had another fecal sent to Idexx before he left and it was perfect. He also had a set of twin brothers that were perfectly fine.
Cadence - He healed perfectly and completely, he never had to be pulled from his parents or any major complications (besides not eating for a little while). He is going for breeding as well, and his new mommy will also neuter if there are any complications. He has a younger brother who is 6 weeks OOP now. Reagan is perfectly fine and will stay here.
Kismet - She took the longest to heal, but she did. She went to a pet only home with Tommy's neutered brothers. Her parents know to contact me if there are any problems, and we are checking in often. Kismet lived with her parents until she was about 4 months old. Her sister was 4 weeks when Kismet left. her sister did not have any problems at all, she was actually a fat joey.
Romeo - He died from a tube feeding accident while in the worst part of the ick. I got a necropsy on him, and that is where the idea of tritrich was dispelled (until now). If he had an intestinal parasite, the lining of his intestines would have shown clear signs of infection... there were none. There was also nothing to see besides the bacterias (one native, one the problem). His parents are going to be retired, but its due to her milk production and NOT the ick. His little sister needed to be hand-fed but stayed with her parents during that time. She never got the ick or any other problems (went as pet only with Kismet's sister).
All my other cages were unaffected and continue to be so. We treated with Baytril and (when we were thinking trich) Metronidizole. The healthy joeys (after ick) never got the metronidizole, and it didn't seem to do much for my colony.
Everything here started with a UTI in Cadence's mom. It was treated, but when she peed on him, she contaminated him with that bacteria. We had a high humidity level at that time, which allowed the bacteria to spread and thrive. Once each joey was on baytril, they recovered quickly. My joeys NEVER lost their fur (although Cadence's parents pulled most of his belly fur off) and they all recovered from their ordeal.
I think it is about responsibility... but how many people breed and sell gliders who have had giardia? The same vets who said that tritrich is incurable ALSO believe that giardia is incurable.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/09/12 10:53 PM
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The only known way to "break the cycle" is to perform a C-sect so the offspring is not passing through the birth canal where it gets infected. That mother is then culled from the breeding program as is the male that bred her, unfortunately this is not an option in our sugar gliders... I assume by this comment, that it is only passed through the mating and birthing process? If that's the case, then I'm going to disagree with the majority of your comment quoted above. Obviously we cannot do c-sections on gliders - that I agree with. But if a breeder finds they definitively have tri-trich, then IMO it would be the responsible thing to neuter that male and keep that pair together as a non-breeding pair. That would break the cycle for that pair. Then, that breeder would have the unfortunate responsibility of updating the database and notifying the owners of any previous joeys so they can be informed as well. I do realize though, that the problem is accurate diagnosis. It is believed to be so in the other species, but unfortunetly they also do NOT act the same as our gliders do... When I have spoken to different researchers about this I explained that our gliders groom each other (yes, other species do this and it is not considered to be a means of transmission amongst these other species), that they are scent animals and even the females will urinate while rubbing their cloaca on the bars of the cage, at which point, another glider will commonly come RIGHT behind and mark over this spot with their own scent by doing the same. Given just that scenerio, I could not be promised that it would NOT be carried over to the others that way, as it would be considered a "sexual act" in that regards (transferring of bodily fluids via a kind of direct contact)... Hope that makes sense and helps to explain it more, I am TERRIBLE at trying to get my thoughts into written word whilst not getting to techinical on everyone and have you walking away scratching your heads saying "HUH??? what the heck is she talking about??" lol Also need to add that alot of these other species also have two different "exits" for bodily fluids, one port for urine which is also access for "sexual acts" and one port for feces. Our gliders have one port, the cloaca in which both urine and feces exit and in which the "sexual acts" are done (sorry for my lack of terms here but my brain is refusing to bring anything forward, grandson wore me the heck out and Im running on empty lol)
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 12:02 AM
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That makes sense. So that brings another thought to mind. 1 - If gliders do not co-habitate an area, then it should not be able to be transmitted to each other. Meaning, if I have two cages, one cage couldn't get it from the other. Correct? 2 - Playtime would have to be in glider specific areas, not shared. That would mean a separate tent for the "infected" gliders. Otherwise, them marking the tent and another cage following behind, would become infected? Also, as in a quarantine situation, you would always play with the non-infected cage first. 3 - If you were able to keep the infected cage completely separate from the other cage, would their toys/fleece be interchangeable between the infected and non-infected cage? Or would it "live" through washing and sanitizing?
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 12:15 AM
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If it's only spread by mating & birthing why can't the original poster in the thread adopt cora's gliders?
Jeremy, Lexie and Zoey Mimi & Pepper, Skeeter, Beaker & Alladin, Nell & Ling Group Leader - Mill Breeder Project
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 12:39 AM
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Thanks for the link Peggy! Maybe some additional testing can be done to get some definitive answers! If it's only spread by mating & birthing why can't the original poster in the thread adopt cora's gliders? According to Chris_R, it's possible to be spread through urine/fecal matter since it uses the same tract. If that's the case, any glider in the same cage/play area could become infected.
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 01:12 AM
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The only known way to "break the cycle" is to perform a C-sect so the offspring is not passing through the birth canal where it gets infected. That mother is then culled from the breeding program as is the male that bred her, unfortunately this is not an option in our sugar gliders... I assume by this comment, that it is only passed through the mating and birthing process? If that's the case, then I'm going to disagree with the majority of your comment quoted above. Obviously we cannot do c-sections on gliders - that I agree with. But if a breeder finds they definitively have tri-trich, then IMO it would be the responsible thing to neuter that male and keep that pair together as a non-breeding pair. That would break the cycle for that pair. Then, that breeder would have the unfortunate responsibility of updating the database and notifying the owners of any previous joeys so they can be informed as well. I do realize though, that the problem is accurate diagnosis. It is believed to be so in the other species, but unfortunetly they also do NOT act the same as our gliders do... When I have spoken to different researchers about this I explained that our gliders groom each other (yes, other species do this and it is not considered to be a means of transmission amongst these other species), that they are scent animals and even the females will urinate while rubbing their cloaca on the bars of the cage, at which point, another glider will commonly come RIGHT behind and mark over this spot with their own scent by doing the same. Given just that scenerio, I could not be promised that it would NOT be carried over to the others that way, as it would be considered a "sexual act" in that regards (transferring of bodily fluids via a kind of direct contact)... Hope that makes sense and helps to explain it more, I am TERRIBLE at trying to get my thoughts into written word whilst not getting to techinical on everyone and have you walking away scratching your heads saying "HUH??? what the heck is she talking about??" lol Also need to add that alot of these other species also have two different "exits" for bodily fluids, one port for urine which is also access for "sexual acts" and one port for feces. Our gliders have one port, the cloaca in which both urine and feces exit and in which the "sexual acts" are done (sorry for my lack of terms here but my brain is refusing to bring anything forward, grandson wore me the heck out and Im running on empty lol) Loud and clear to me! Makes a lot of sense, thanks for the explanation.
Beth Glide free Dimitri and Tegan and right-side up!
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 01:33 AM
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That makes sense. So that brings another thought to mind. 1 - If gliders do not co-habitate an area, then it should not be able to be transmitted to each other. Meaning, if I have two cages, one cage couldn't get it from the other. Correct? 2 - Playtime would have to be in glider specific areas, not shared. That would mean a separate tent for the "infected" gliders. Otherwise, them marking the tent and another cage following behind, would become infected? Also, as in a quarantine situation, you would always play with the non-infected cage first. 3 - If you were able to keep the infected cage completely separate from the other cage, would their toys/fleece be interchangeable between the infected and non-infected cage? Or would it "live" through washing and sanitizing? 1. Correct as long as you try to use as sterile of a technique when going between cages (ie WASH YOUR HANDS) 2. Again, correct 3. Trich doesnt have a cyst stage (almost bomb proof shell_, so normal washing and drying should absolutely kill it
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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03/10/12 01:48 AM
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That makes sense. So that brings another thought to mind. 1 - If gliders do not co-habitate an area, then it should not be able to be transmitted to each other. Meaning, if I have two cages, one cage couldn't get it from the other. Correct? 2 - Playtime would have to be in glider specific areas, not shared. That would mean a separate tent for the "infected" gliders. Otherwise, them marking the tent and another cage following behind, would become infected? Also, as in a quarantine situation, you would always play with the non-infected cage first. 3 - If you were able to keep the infected cage completely separate from the other cage, would their toys/fleece be interchangeable between the infected and non-infected cage? Or would it "live" through washing and sanitizing? 1. Correct as long as you try to use as sterile of a technique when going between cages (ie WASH YOUR HANDS) 2. Again, correct 3. Trich doesnt have a cyst stage (almost bomb proof shell_, so normal washing and drying should absolutely kill it Would freezing an item be a reliable way of killing the parasite? I'm just thinking, if you washed the plastic toys and wanted to be sure, you could stick them in a bag and pop them in the freezer, would that work?
Beth Glide free Dimitri and Tegan and right-side up!
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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Sticking them in the sun would be a more viable option, even Giardia cyts are subsceptible to UV rays, given enough time and making sure every little nook has had its time in the sun, I dry my coonie cages (wildlife rescue) all day long in the sun once Ive sterilized them, turning every few hours to make sure to get all those crannies.... Everyone that knows me... knows how adamant I am about NOT taking risks of transmission of the raccoon round worm called Baylisascaris Also, most toys are plastic, freezing them could make the plastic brittle Trich is not a hardy little critter outside of its host. Normally it dies within the hour (20-30 min average). While in the host most trichs eat the hosts carbs and produce a byproduct from eating the host carbs that is a caustic ammonia (smells like pee!), this reduces the PH in the gut. This not only sets up the gut for its own "bloom" but other oppertunistic organisms to bloom also (yeast, staph, strep) and for some of those other naturally occuring "bad" gut flora (remember it takes a balance of the good and the bad for a healthy gut)to "bloom" over the good. There are actually certain "bad yeast" (and others) that will via against the Trich and take over, because its "stronger" than the Trich. Although it wont completely wipe out the Trich, it can drastically reduce the Trichs numbers to something that would not be seen without a PCR. Also why adding probiotics to the treatment can be a vital "turn around" point, because a normal ph gut will also help to keep everything else "at bay".
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Re: Tritrichomonas/Tri Trichs
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What about a UV light? Would it be strong enough if you wanted to leave it underneath a UV light for a while, and turn it the same way? How long would be ideal? I know people around my area, or Tracy's, wouldn't always be able to use the sun. Up here in the NW we can go for weeks without real sun. Hey! We had sunshine 2 days this week!
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