You need to address what is causing this problem, as well as attempting to cure it.

Monitors are tuff as nails and with a strong immune system you never have respitory problems.

So you need get a handle on what is causing your monitor to fail. Please understand, once the immune system is compromised, the monitor will fail from one thing or another. What causes respitory infections is normally common gram-negative bacteria, which is prevelent everywhere. Which means, you and your monitor will be exposed to these types of bacteria.

A compromised immune system is normally caused my improper husbandry. Mainly, not the right temps. Reptiles utilize a range of temps, not one body temp like mammals.

The immune system is also compromised by stress. Which is caused by lots of things unnatural to the monitor.

Notice I do not use human names, the reason is, your pet is a monitor first and foremost. It must be allowed to be a monitor, before it can be your pet.

Please understand, this is not of very much help. You should discuss this with your vet. that may or may not be of help.

In the meantime, address your husbandry issues. Good luck.

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• Some one with experience please help - Crizzi27, Wed May 10 17:21:00 2006
• RE: The problem is, - FR, Wed May 10 18:46:30 2006
• RE: The problem is, - joeysgreen, Wed May 10 21:22:14 2006
• Husbandry? - Crizzi27, Wed May 10 21:34:56 2006
• RE: Husbandry? - FR, Wed May 10 22:19:32 2006
• RE: Husbandry? - ginebig, Wed May 10 22:43:25 2006
• RE: Husbandry? - FR, Wed May 10 22:53:52 2006
• RE: Husbandry? - kap10cavy, Wed May 10 22:54:20 2006
• RE: Husbandry? - Neal_, Wed May 10 22:52:53 2006
• Cedar...tub...cage - Crizzi27, Thu May 11 11:07:03 2006
• A couple of suggestions - rsg, Thu May 11 11:24:08 2006
• RE: If I may - FR, Thu May 11 11:46:16 2006
• wonderful suggestions - Crizzi27, Thu May 11 12:25:36 2006