My eastern mud turtle developed pneumonia after a near-drowning incident.
The specialist vet in New Orleans that I took her to contacted the LSU veterinary school and spoke with some of the turtle specialists there. They recommended what they described as "aggressive" treatment.
The treatment consisted of daily injections of enrofloxacin (Baytril) AND daily dosing of amikacin by nebulizer. They offered her food when they soaked her but if she didn't eat, they tube fed her every other day.
She was at the hospital a total of 3 weeks and appears to have made a great recovery! Not only is she acting and swimming better but her white blood cell counts are back to normal at 12,400 (they had been 30,000 before she got treatment, which is VERY high).
Happy ending to our story.
She has a followup appointment in 2 weeks, and I'll post those results.
The specialist vet in New Orleans that I took her to contacted the LSU veterinary school and spoke with some of the turtle specialists there. They recommended what they described as "aggressive" treatment.
The treatment consisted of daily injections of enrofloxacin (Baytril) AND daily dosing of amikacin by nebulizer. They offered her food when they soaked her but if she didn't eat, they tube fed her every other day.
She was at the hospital a total of 3 weeks and appears to have made a great recovery! Not only is she acting and swimming better but her white blood cell counts are back to normal at 12,400 (they had been 30,000 before she got treatment, which is VERY high).
Happy ending to our story.
She has a followup appointment in 2 weeks, and I'll post those results.