Tessa is sick

[twtraudio]

SO tessa is sick with either a uri or pneumonia . She was prescribed
.15 ccs of fortaz every three days for 7 injections. Does this sound right for a 2.5 yr old 1.5 pounds tortoise. Just worried since this is a new vet since i wasnt very pleased with my old one. They wanted to do a vitamin/mineral injection but i declined because of seeing what that did to my russian one time. Pro please chime in.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

SO tessa is sick with either a uri or pneumonia . She was prescribed
.15 ccs of fortaz every three days for 7 injections. Does this sound right for a 2.5 yr old 1.5 pounds tortoise. Just worried since this is a new vet since i wasnt very pleased with my old one. They wanted to do a vitamin/mineral injection but i declined because of seeing what that did to my russian one time. Pro please chime in.

I'm not a pro but I know not to ever allow a vitamin injection...

 

[Candy]

I didn't know that they did vitamin injections in tortoises. Why wouldn't you do them I'm just curious? Candy

 

[egyptiandan]

It's very easy Candy to overdose a tortoise with an injection containing vitamin A. To much vitamin A will make all the skin slough off and leave red oozing patches in it's place. It kills the skin and makes it fall off inviting bacteria to have a field day.
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/hypervitaminosisA.htm

Danny

 

[twtraudio]

Exactly why i declined it and it seemed like that vet got insulted but whatever. I actually just called and requested a call from the vertrinarian owner of the practice to explain what went on. So im waiting for a call back.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It's very easy Candy to overdose a tortoise with an injection containing vitamin A. To much vitamin A will make all the skin slough off and leave red oozing patches in it's place. It kills the skin and makes it fall off inviting bacteria to have a field day.
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/hypervitaminosisA.htm

Danny

Yer a show off...next time I'll do the explaining...and I think that the skin sloughs off not from an injection of too much vit A, I think it's any amount makes the skin slough off...don't you think?

 

[Macheteslaststep]

It's very easy Candy to overdose a tortoise with an injection containing vitamin A. To much vitamin A will make all the skin slough off and leave red oozing patches in it's place. It kills the skin and makes it fall off inviting bacteria to have a field day.
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/hypervitaminosisA.htm

Danny

Yer a show off...next time I'll do the explaining...and I think that the skin sloughs off not from an injection of too much vit A, I think it's any amount makes the skin slough off...don't you think?

I just wanted to say that if it was any amount than my male boxie would be skinless He's had multiple Vitamin A injections over the past 3 years (my vet always does a little less than the recommended dose so as to not OD) and he's just fine. In fact he should be waking up from hibernation soon. Now, I have never had to have either of my tortoises injected - or taken to the vet for that matter, but I don't think it would be too different?

Sara

 

[egyptiandan]

No it's just overdosing Maggie When you go above what the liver can store, the excess vitamin A goes into the blood stream and makes the cells swell and rupture. With chelonians it attacks the skin cells in particular.

Danny

 

[Maggie Cummings]

No it's just overdosing Maggie When you go above what the liver can store, the excess vitamin A goes into the blood stream and makes the cells swell and rupture. With chelonians it attacks the skin cells in particular.

Danny

you do know I'm just saying stuff like that to make YOU look good... right?

 

[egyptiandan]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I look good Don't stop now I need a lot of help to look good

Danny