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Dr Wentz has a full time vet clinic practice, a wife and 4 children, travels many weekends to reptile and other exotic shows as a spokesperson for Rep_Cal and in his spare time, has been doing dietary studies, not ongoing adenovirus studies. As far as I know, he does plan on doing some more in the future. He always is willing to discuss his studies when he is at the shows and answer questions. I do not think you will see him online, or on these forums answering questions about this.
I do not think you will see any of the university professionals answering these things online either or in emails. This is due to some problems in how they were approached by someone and what was done to what they did say. Many now are taking the stand regarding testing or speaking to breeders and owners directly, that they will only go though your veterinarian or in persons. That is a result of them being "misquoted over the internet", "misinformation being circulated about this topic", "comments have been misinterpreted and are being misrepresented", and "conclusions that were drawn from my communication with this individual were incorrect and the "quotes" were distorted and taken out of context. I regret that this misinterpretation has been disseminated via the internet."
Has anyone that has these questions tried to call his office and leave a message with a receptionist to see if he will take the call or respond through them to answer one questiion about constant testing or shedding? If that does not work, another idea is to have your vet contact him as a consult with a list of what you want answered. Most herp specialist will consult gladly and answer what they can to another professional.
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