respiratory infection

Hi folks, Last spring, Clyde went through a period where he was extremely active, digging and running around his enclosure all day, yet stopped eating. Eventually he had watery eyes on and off and so the vet suspected respiratory infection and he was on antibiotics for a bit, and eventually...

Hello! Back in June/July, my tortoise Clyde wasn't eating and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection. He was given antibiotic injections for a few weeks, got his appetite back, and has been ravenous and active every day since. However, his weight appears to keep dropping. The first week...

Hi folks, just got back from our second vet appointment about this. My Russian tort Clyde hasn't been eating properly for a couple weeks now and his eyes are sometimes watery. The vet gave erythromycin ointment for his eyes at our first appointment and had me monitor, but after a few decent...

Hello. I have been dealing with some health issues for my Sulcata female tortoise. She is 6 years old and has come down with an URI. The vet said he thinks it may be fungal infection as well, due to signs and to a dark brown debris inside her mouth. The debris coats the inside edges of the mouth...

hey yall a couple days a go I noticed my tortoise Rojita started wheezing and yawning often (yawning a few times a day). Energy and appetite seem normal, she does have a few days here and there where she’s not as active but I assume it’s the winter. No mucus that I’ve noticed. Her eyes are moist...

In September 2024 we rescued Two red foot tortoises, approximately 5 years old. One male, one female. They Were previously held in a garage without proper temperatures, humidity or food Brought to the vet for suspected (and confirmed) respiratory infection once they were rescued. Both went...

Hello all, I have an 8 year old rescue who is probably around 24 inches, this is his first winter with us. His house is kept at 85 degrees and he has the option to come out during the day though he is locked up at night. He soaks regularly. In November, I noticed he was wheezing, no discharge...

Hello, I have an 11 yr old male red foot tortoise named Torti. He started showing symptoms in late August and is still struggling/getting worse. He was diagnosed with mycoplasma agassizii unfortunately. He received 0.18ml enrofloxacin (baytril) injections every other day for 5 weeks and was...

Hello this is my female Indian star tortoise. In recent times I’ve noticed that she’ll be really active one day and the following few days she’ll be lethargic. Her eyes are watery, mouth area quite red, skin dry. She gasps for air and sometimes mucus comes out of her mouth. She moves her head...

Hey folks, About two weeks ago, I noticed my tortoise, Olive, had developed a slight whistle in her breathing so I booked her in with a vet visit. I figured I would document the vet experience and treatment here and gauge what you folks' opinions on the treatment. Firstly, during this entire...

About a month ago I moved back into my apartment and took my 11 yr old redfoot with me. I started noticing some sneezes and he stopped eating (super weird for him my guy is a piggy). I boosted his temps and he started eating again but still has sneezes/coughs/loud breathing. My mom...

I recently got a sick box turtle off the side of the road. I had planned on getting him better and putting him back where he came from once he was all good. I looked into rescues, exotic vets, conservation programs in my area, and wild life centers that might be willing to take him once he's...

Hi. I have a sick respiratory inf. tortoise. In my country. We have only baytril tablet 100 mg dose tablet. I would like to cure my RI tortoise diluted with saline and feed it. What is the dose for my tortoise. She is about 2 kg. Thank you

About four weeks ago I adopted two desert tortoises from a tortoise rescue. At the time they had bubbly noses and were not yet hibernating, but very sleepy and slowed down. On the advice of the rescue, I've kept them warm and awake in an indoor enclosure with uvb/heat lamps and some sunny...

I thought I'd post an update on how my girl Nelly is doing. She is, we think, at least 60 years old, and has been unwell with an RI since August. It developed into pneumonia and caused liver issues as her body was being overwhelmed with the infection. She had been hospitalised twice, the last...

My tortoise, Nelly (who is at least 50/60 years old), is unwell with pneumonia and reduced liver function, which the vet says was likely due to the infection. The vet didn't catch the respiratory infection straight away as she actually went in for something else originally. Before all of this...

Firstly, thank you in advance for reading my post, I know it's long! Just a bit of background before I ask my questions. My family has had our marginated girl, Nelly, for about 44 years and she was fully grown when they got her. She was given to my mum when she was a young child so Nelly is...

Hi we have a Sulcata who is 6 months old and we see his throat moving a lot. He have respiratory infection and as exotic vet suggested we have given 10 Fortaz shots. He is recovering based on his blood reports. He is eating and walking. But we see his throat moving a lot. His nostrils are...

Hello, I have two 4 month old Sulcata tortoises. Recently one of the them started making squeaking noises. I took it to the vet and they said that the baby has respiratory click and swollen right nostril and also dealing with active bacterial infection. We have been giving Fortaz(3 injectable...

My leopard hatchling has been blowing bubbles out of his nostril lately, but they’ve been eating, sleeping, drinking just fine. Their activity level doesn’t seem to have decreased or anything, and we’ve been monitoring the temperature and humidity as closely as possible, both of which are at...