Dropsy

What is Dropsy ?
Dropsy" is the condition in which the body is diffusely infected with bacteria and the scales generally stand out from the body.

In some cases, this is also caused by Costial infection (see parasites) but usually it's a terminal result of the bacteria attacking the KIDNEY of the fish. Many treatments have been tried with only a one-to-five percent favorable outcome.

Causes of Dropsy
Dropsy, also known as Bloater or Pinecone disease, is usually caused by bacterial invasion of the fishes' kidney. There is a sporozooan parasite that can damage the Kidney this way, called Mitraspora cyprini.

Bacterial dropsy is usually caused by Aeromonas or Pseudomonas bacteria. By the time the fish "blows up" and the scales protrude form the body, the damage to the kidney is so profound that recovery is impossible. If you must try to save the fish, Isolate the specimen, elevate temps while elevating oxygenation, and begin injecting antibiotics intraperitoneally. You could also feed the antibiotics in a medicated feed, see additional data, later.

Symptoms of Dropsy
Symptoms of dropsy are acute nausea, vomiting, loose motions, bloated stomach, erythema and swelling of hands and feet known as oedema. In extreme cases, glaucoma and even deaths due to cardiac arrest have been reported. In the present outbreak, involvement of kidneys is a striking feature. Usually features of epidemic dropsy occur following consumption of adulterated oil for an average of 1-2 weeks. 1% adulteration of mustard oil by the toxic substance (argemone oil) is sufficient to cause clinical disease.


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