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#190013
BoaBabe448
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Mouth rot contageous? 
Hey, well, I just found out (or think, rather) that cupid has a very early stage of mouth rot, due to rubbing his nose on the glass. He has a vet appointment for tuesday (they weren’t open on the weekend). Welll, Quigley is in the same room as Cupid (NOT same aquarium), and I was wondering if mouth rot could transmit to quigley?
Thanks, I hope all had a happy thanksgiving,*BoaBabe*
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11/28/04 8:19am
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JasonN
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 190013
Nope, it’s an infection
BoaBabe,I don’t believe mouth rot (stomititis) is contagious. As you stated in your post, it can be caused by a trauma such excessively rubbing on the cage screen. It can also be caused by some other injury such as being bitten by a rodent, consistently keeping the temps too low, and/or not keeping the cage clean. Your vet will likely describe a topical, an antibiotic or both. Good luck, I hope it all goes well.
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11/28/04 1:56pm
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