I would have taken a single injection for parasites in a heartbeat; orally dosing your tortoise for two weeks is no fun. Pretty sure there is no such thing, however.
We did injections (ourselves) for a respiratory infection and I preferred that to an oral antibiotic as well. It was easier on the tortoise and on us. Pull a leg out, jab them near the armpit, done!
Vitamin injections are often a bad idea and an indication your vet may not be very experienced. But there are times when an injection of *something* is the right way to go.
Now that I’m more experienced, I wouldn’t dose for parasites unless there was evidence that they were actively harming a tortoise. I *think* it was @Markw84 that first mentioned to me it was more stress on the tortoise than it was worth, given they all carry some parasites. Not to say Opo isn’t having a problem, just that it may not be worth medicating.
Guess we’ll find out what the vet thinks soon enough!
