I'm really happy! Please keep us updated.
Happy to hear your tortoise seems to be on his way to recovery! I mentioned earlier in this thread that my hatchling had bubbles coming out of his nose & that my exotic animal vet said he had an upper respiratory infection. I have finished the 10 days of antibiotic treatment (Baytril injections) & he has completely recovered. Eating like crazy & cruising around
Arthur has oral antibiotics so you can imagine that fun everyday! He has to take them for 3-4 weeks but if he is not better in 2 weeks we have to take him back to the vet. He is still blowing bubbles but seems a little more lively. (I might just be being hopeful.) He has also moved into a new home (tortoise table) to see if that aids recovery. I've got everything crossed. Thank you for being concerned. It's nice to know others care 
Thank you Curlybird! It must be difficult to put oral antibiotics into a little mouth that goes disappearing into a shell!What a beautiful tortoise!
You think torts are bad? Try a box turtle that closes up. I keep them open with a big rubber eraser. After a couple treatments, they close up the second they see anything pink!Thank you Curlybird! It must be difficult to put oral antibiotics into a little mouth that goes disappearing into a shell!
I have everything crossed for Arthur, too
Is that him in the little photo next to your name?
He seems more lively than at the beginning of the week - wandering around the table more and even climbing over his hide - but he seems to be losing his appetite. I didn't see any bubbles today which is a first since taking him to the vet. I'm not sure if I should be worried or not...He has lost a few grams in weight too! Any thoughts?
It's true about the two-faced nature of the antibiotics. I have experienced this with snakes. Probiotics should be given to counter the bad effects of the antibiotics...I know of Benebac as a good probiotic.
Someone else suggested adding a healthy tortoises feces to the food of the recovering tortoise.
I think you could give him some PLAIN yogurt and something called Nutribac or Benebac on any food that he will eat right now, at least, that is what I would probably do. You could try him with some Gerber chicken Baby Food, that is what I used to successfully tube feed a snake with that had "regurgitation syndrome". Also make sure he is well hydrated, Pedialyte soaks would help.
Definitely.
How is Arthur doing? I've been thinking about himYes, that is Arthur as my profile pic.
I don't envy you at all BrianWI! We seem to be getting the hang of giving him the medicine now but it is still stressful for all of us! Arthur also knows what is coming!
How is Arthur doing? I've been thinking about him
Glad to hear Arthur is still cruising around. Also good to hear that his weight loss has slowed down & that he is at least eating a little. When my tort was on Baytril he never lost his appetite, so I unfortunately can't tell you when Arthur might get his back. Hopefully someone else might know. Keep us updated!
Aw thanks
Arthur is doing ok...I think! He has 4 days of antibiotics left to go. He seems much more alert and active than he ever was before but he has lost a LOT of weight. Having said this, the weight loss has slowed significantly as he is eating a little but doesn't have the appetite he did before the antibiotics. I phoned the vet who said that it was nothing to worry about and to continue with the meds. So that is what we have been doing! He also said that if we were worried we could take him in for a Vitamin B injection to try to stimulate his appetite. I know that ZeroPilot said that the Baytrill suppresses appetite but do you know how long, after the meds are finished, that it will take for his appetite to come back? I'm a bit wary of the vitamin jab, having read loads on here about them doing nasty things to torts!
He seems to have loads of energy despite being as light as air. Thank you for thinking of him. It's nice to know we are not alone.
