Hi Jace,
In my case, I had a newly acquired toad die with symptoms suggestive of chytrid. Although the toad had been quarantined, I was concerned that I had not been rigorous enough in my attention to the possibility of cross-contamination, so I decided to treat the other toads prophylactically with 0.01% itraconazole in 0.6% NaCl (5 min. baths every day for 11 days, with sterilization of their cages every day). The toads were not impressedand it was a lot of work, but they came through fine. I did not have a chance to get PCR testing done, so I suppose this is just a presumed case of chytrid. I went with itraconazole rather than terbinafine because I was concerned that Lamasil AT has a number of additional ingredients that I feared might harm the toads, although I understand that Lamasil has become the first line treatment for chytrid...





and it was a lot of work, but they came through fine. I did not have a chance to get PCR testing done, so I suppose this is just a presumed case of chytrid. I went with itraconazole rather than terbinafine because I was concerned that Lamasil AT has a number of additional ingredients that I feared might harm the toads, although I understand that Lamasil has become the first line treatment for chytrid...
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