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inflammation of tortoise plastron-It's dying; need some help

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:50 am
by stchatterbox
It's a small red ear slider and not been eating for many days already. It kept its eyes shut and doesn't move, though when I hold it up, it has some reactions.

It's little girl partner has died from it and I want to save it from dying.

I brought it to many pets in Shanghai but they only accpet dogs and cats and rabbits but not RES n other species.

Thus I wonder how to help him.

Thanks.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:00 am
by steve
If it does not see, it may not want to eat. Are you keeping it in water, around 78 degrees F (26F)? It also needs to be in water to eat/swallow. try smelly foods - tuna fish for instance. How big is he and what kind of habitat is he in?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:19 am
by stchatterbox
I've brought it to the man who sold it to us. He recommended us to use a kind of human drug called Velosef Cefradine Capsules.

Let's wait and see......

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:45 pm
by steve
Human medication may not produce the desired results. What about dosage? How would you even get it into his system?