Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Mark Rowland — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:05:39 GMT

The dose is correct. Just a straight forward diffquick stain is a good start, post the rads also if you wish.

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Jennifer Fearon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:16:47 GMT

Hi,

Do you think the Ceftriaxone dose of 50mg/kg seems right? No other contact with tortoises in the few months since I've had her before that though she was with 2 other tortouises which as far as I know are in ok health just now. I do have a few hens though which all seem well and we do have quite a few pigeons who come in to the garden to eat the alfalfa hay so the tortoise is in direct contact with these birds. I will try and get a microscope slide from somewhere, would it just be a straight forward blood smear?

thanks in advance, much appreciated

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Mark Rowland — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:08:21 GMT

Sorry that was me.

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

An On MRCVS — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:07:01 GMT

The odema could result from multisystemic infection and would make me think of viral disease. the Ceftriaxone dose is sid for 7d sc. Any other tortoise contact?

Could you even do a blood smear to look for inclusion bodies/haemoparasites?

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Jennifer Fearon — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:17:31 GMT

Hi,

I can get some human drugs, I have a vial of Ceftriaxone 1g, I could get ciproxcin tablets and then there's the basic amoxycillin and oxytetracycline that the vets have, these seem to be the only antibiotics I've seen at the Vet's here. I have found a dose online of 50mg/kg for the Ceftriaxone but it didn't say how often I need to give it or for how long...any ideas? Would it be normal to get such a ventral neck swelling with a resp infection? I have tried listening to her lungs but didn't hear much.

thanks a lot for the advice

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Mark Rowland — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:31:29 GMT

What antibiotics have you got?

Re: Sick Tortoise + flubendazole

Mark Rowland — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:20:26 GMT

30mg/kg for the flubendazole off the top of my head . worms is unlikley the problem though. Viral/ mycoplasmal/ bacterial resp disease ar more likely. Antibiotics, fluids are needed. Can you do bloods etc? Goodluck. P.s. cranio caudal rads of lungs wouldn't hurt, post them here if you like.