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I need to send a tissue sample in for a necropsy. What kind of tissue is needed to test for IBD? I really have a mess on my hands right now so I can explain the situation later. Right now I have two dead snakes, three sick snakes and one looks like it will die sometime today. I have been at the vet with each snake and we are doing our best to treat them. Right now I just need to know what needs to be sent in to test for IBD. The Vet has the body right now so a quick response could save some time and snakes. Thank you for your time. God bless.

-Allan

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Open to any ideas on how I can convince my wife to allow me to buy another herp.

I would guess the liver. At least that is what is used in a biopsy, so I would guess that it would work for a necropsy too. Although the inclusion bodies will be found in other areas as well.

What causes this disease? Intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies have been identified in the epithelial cells of the kidneys and pancreas. Neuronal degeneration and lesions form in the spinal cord and brain, and may be accompanied by myelin degeneration and nerve damage. Damage to the spleen is also found, with that organ being grossly atrophied and fibrosed. Electron microscopy has found that the organism falls into the retrovirus category.

So I would assume any of these areas.

Good luck and lots of prayer.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.

I just brought my hypo jungle to LSU vet school and they said the only way to tell for sure about IBD is to use a slice of brain tissue.