https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/17584/fluid-therapy-in-reptiles Can I ask I fairly basic question? What do you guys use for fluid therapy in your reptile patients? As in, fluid mix/osmolality - bearing in mind I have hartmanns, sodium chloride, and water for injection to hand. One source (ages ago) I read useden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/105662?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:43:46 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0c11bb45-5ff6-4f21-bcbb-968fe4848cb0Ashley Sykes<p>Brilliant thanks Marie, very helpful! </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/105341?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:11:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:256a9c48-5e7b-4c20-863d-c7b9d6a901ccMarie Kubiak<p>Circulating sodium and blood osmolarity in healthy reptiles are actually shown to be physiologically highly variable but generally not markedly different to the mammalian replacement fluid contents in more recent studies, so we use mammal fluid products without dilution.</p> <p>Tortoises have slightly lower plasma sodium than normal saline contains so lactated ringers is preferable for expanding extracellular space, snakes and lizards have higher sodium values so normal saline is generally appropriate. In reality, volume is the most important factor and fine adjustments to electrolytes are done internally.</p> <p>The only time we deviate from this simple plan is in sick patients where biochem indicates potassium supplementation, or if protein/rbc levels have rapidly dropped and colloids or transfusion are needed.</p> <p>Marie</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>