The doxy paste has arrived. Just some perspective, I measured Pip tonight 47cm in length, 34cm in width. Weight is 17.8kg. The tube says carnivore paste, a little concerned but the pharmacist knows the muti is for a tortoise and our vet placed the order. Please note, we could not find anyone...
Difficult to follow if the tetracycline is not freely available here. I've busting my b@lls to get the medication, even tried sourcing online. We finally found ONE supplier locally who is willing to assist with a paste, NOT POWDER and will only sell it through a vet. You are fortunate you don't...
Difficult to FOLLOW if the tetracycline is not freely available. I've busting my b@lls to get the medication and can't the one supplier who we've FINALLY found will only sell through a vet. the other tetracycline I could get is for birds at 100g a tub and my boy is 17kg. The other I can get is...
Fantastic new!!! Our vet has locted a company that will make up a teramcyin paste for my boy. I'll spread it on butternut or opuntia and feed it to him daily for a month or so. Better than any injections, that's for sure. Thank you all for your input.
Hi all, do you know if I can legally purchase teramycin from the UK or States online. We've had no luck obtaining any teramycin here in SA for my boys URTI. Our suppliers don't use it because they say it is ineffective against modern resistant strains of bacteria. My Leopard Tort had an advers...
I've used this for birds and it's still freely available in small quantities, but this boy is 17kg, so not sure if this will be cost effective. Th nasal flushing and nebuliser seems to be helping some.
Update: so no injectable tetracycline available at suppliers locally. For now I am flushing his nares with saline solution and Baytril and nebulising him with an F10 solution and a broncholytic. He ate again today and I have him sleeping indoors. Thanks for your input.
I know the mycoplasma will not be wiped out, but I need something to help clear this boys lungs. If tetracycline isn't commonly used and he is allergic to baytril, what does that leave me? I already flush his nares, syringe with catheter tube, daily with a saline solution and funnily enough...
Vet asked if I could dose orally. Pip was still eating prior to teh Baytril shot, so I was thinking what I could inject that he would eat, that wouldn't dilute the dose too much. The oral dosing volume would probably be larger too?
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The vet has agreed to get pricing for Doxy, they don't stock it. He says that Pip will need 3ml every 3 days IM for 45 days. The boy doesn't have a lot of meat on him. I'm used to doing SC in the front legs, but have no clue about injecting IM. I can learn, but that's a stack of...
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I asked about teracycline and was told administered orally is best. I'm not home until around 18:00 and he'll be asleep already, so wont take food I've doctored. I have sleeping in a kennel covered with a towel so no dew gets on him. Not many people keep tortoises legally here, so if they do...
We dont get Fortaz here, but have Taziject for humans. I asked, he said it is not suitable. Tort has not been looked after and had the wrong diet. Now he is sick and I'm trying to help him.
Hi all, I have a Leopard Tort male, 17kg who was diagnoased with a URTI. He is still eating but very lethargic and has the clear bubbles coming from his nose and his eyes are watery. He also has white chuinks of "something" looks like thick mucous coming out of his nose now and again.
Vet has...