RES needs help

[motero]

4 inch male, left with me after a friend moved, has an abscess on his neck. Now this is my problem? What to do with him? I have contacted a few rescues they are maxed out and not able to help. I can properly house him through the summer but don't want him full time. I have 8 Sulcatas to look after.
What other options are out there? Any body here want him?

 

[SailingMystic]

Can you share pictures? Where are u??

 

[wellington]

If you can't afford to take care of him properly, taking to vet when needed, you shouldn't have taken him in. Thats not really helping him out. Sorry, I can't be more sympathetic, your poll options didn't set good with me. I sure hope you do the right thing and get him some veterinarian care.

 

[motero]

Thanks Wellington, but they were going to let him go in a fountain. And I thought it would not be to hard to get him to some one who can help him. Turns out a sick turtle that can be replaced with a healthy one for under $20 or free in most cases, saving one is not high on the priority list for most people. Sad I know, and I fall into this group as well. Would you like a turtle?

 

[kimber_lee_314]

I'm in So Cal, so I'm not close - but if you can get him here somehow I will take him and get him to my vet. Let me know if I can help.

 

[Yvonne G]

I did a GOOGLE search for "Arizona turtle rescue" and got many, many hits. Turn him over to someone who will take care of him.

 

[wellington]

Thanks Wellington, but they were going to let him go in a fountain. And I thought it would not be to hard to get him to some one who can help him. Turns out a sick turtle that can be replaced with a healthy one for under $20 or free in most cases, saving one is not high on the priority list for most people. Sad I know, and I fall into this group as well. Would you like a turtle?

Sorry, I would love to help and take him, but I don't have the room.

 

[Angi]

I understand how one could get in this situation.....not wanting your friend to let him go and you end up taking him . When my Trudy had an RI I took her to the vet. The vet said there was something else wrong with her also. I spent a lot of money on test, he still didn't know what was wrong with her. More test would be a LOT more money......I gave her shots for a long time. When they ran out the RI was not gone. I felt hopeless. I could not do the shots again. I felt like I was torturing her. I started giving her lots of baby food soakes and adding herbs + human antibiotics that I crushed up. That was over a year ago and she seems fine. My piont is maybe there is another way. I don't know anything about abcsesses, but maybe someone else could advise on how YOU could treat the turtle. Just a thought......

 

[motero]

I found a neighbor who knows how to treat afflictions such as this turtle has. So once we get him the picture of health, we will continue looking for a home.

 

[Angi]

What is the treatment?

 

[yagyujubei]

How about a picture of the abcess? Maybe there's something that can be done. Is it an open infection, or an ear infection?

 

[motero]

It is an ear infection, that needs lanced, cleaned, treated and antibiotics. Ill work on getting a picture.