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I am cosidering taking in a dragon with yellow fungus disease. It's bad and he has no chance otherwise. I have read what is written at beautifuldragons. com and Cheri Smith's article at Reptileroom.com. All are old (2005ish) Is there any new information or success stories?
A reptile vet I know has him and has given up. I have 16 dragons here.
What if this is transmitted through the air?
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:6F12n-a22GwJ:www.devonian.ualberta.ca/uamh/UAMH_Pub_pdf_files/2006_Pare_Pathogenicity_CANV_MM.pdf "nannizziopsis vriesii" AND calyptratus&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca
"Cage top filter sections werenegative until week 4, when the CANV was isolatedfrom the cages of one animal from Group A, one fromGroup C, and one from Group E. One settle plate,which had been left on top of a cage, yielded the CANVat week 5."
it probably be better to put the dragon down..if he is really bad with yellow fungus. I don't remember if its commutable but I haven't heard of too many success stories in treating it, should it be bad.
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PHLdyPayne
It's not my place to make that decision for a living animal except in extreme cases where there is no hope.
Make sure you practice good asceptic technique when handling this animal. Diphasic fungi all sporulate and make it easier to spread, which makes it more difficult to isolate the animal.
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