https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26171/help-with-turtle-please HI fellas. So, his trachemys came today with history of anorexia, eating nothing for 8 days, 7 months young, and with this huge formation on de arm. Owner says it started a few weeks ago with a purulent layer and started do grow. i scratched it anden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185211?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:52:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:25e9fbef-fed8-4b1d-8ddd-d8520f3164f3Tomas B<p>The same lesions that appeared in these last ones</p> <p>Extremely contagious. At citology, a lot of keratinocytes, and bacteria. But nothing more.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185202?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:56:10 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:344ce787-dddc-4ec3-bccc-68292e2206ecGillian Mostyn<p>What happened with the first one?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185162?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:40:39 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9a1b524e-e013-4cfd-ad3e-78b1409a4e06Marie Kubiak<p>I would be taking biopsies as this could be bacterial (including mycobacterial), fungal, neoplastic, viral or even parasitic and you need to know if it is worth trying to salvage the leg (or turtle) and what treatment options are available.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185161?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:39:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7c2b6e82-f4ce-44cf-b9a0-03270b3c5a59Tomas B<p>Another two</p> <p>Different owner</p> <p>Same symptoms. Very contagious to other turtles<a href="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/88/IMG_5F00_20170925_5F00_190909.jpg"><img src="/resized-image.ashx/__size/696x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/88/IMG_5F00_20170925_5F00_190909.jpg" border="0" alt=" " /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/184661?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:27:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:134a412a-3f74-4efa-b333-577500d78dccGillian Mostyn<p>I would be radiographing the whole terrapin to check for both the condition of the bones in that leg, and for evidence of lung abscesses etc.</p> <p>I suspect you&#39;ll find the bones are beyond salvage...amputation is likely to be needed if the damage is distal enough to do so, or you may have to consider euthanasia. In my experience it is pretty much impossible to clear a nasty osteomyelitis medically in reptiles. &nbsp;Ideally histopathology to differentiate between infection and neoplasia.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/184645?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:59:22 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c31d0fd2-5c55-4730-b73d-4f2eddd2c121Tomas B<p>Alone :(</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/184638?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Sep 2017 06:49:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2064b779-da24-4863-ab6a-441df839b080Emily Rainbow<p>Is it kept alone or with others? Could be an abscess following a bite wound?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>