Jacques ODell, [16 Apr 2024 at 18:37:20]: Hi colleagues. Can anyone think of a common link between eye infection and hind limb paralysis in aardwolf and fennec foxes? Paralysis follows a few days after the eye infection clears. The animals then self mutilate the legs. Thanks Just to add. The “eye infection” is what the owner reports. By the time the paretic animal presents, the infection has mostly cleared. Erik Verrynne, [16 Apr 2024 at 18:46:22]: Distemper? Jacques ODell, [16 Apr 2024 at 20:30:40]: Was one of our main DDs but tested negative. Ulf Tubessing, [16 Apr 2024 at 23:07:27]: Rabies? Jacques ODell, [17 Apr 2024 at 10:50:10]: Absolutely on our list, albeit low down. Will test once we have a dead animal. Has anyone ever had confirmed or suspected ergot poisoning in carnivores/ omnivores like foxes etc.
