I'm not a vet, and can't give you medical advice. I will tell you my opinion, but you have to consider everything involved and decided what's best yourself!

I got a slider and cooter from a rescue two year ago. They both had white pitting marks on their shells, presumably from shell rot. I did not bring them to the vet for reasons I already stated, as they were eating, swimming and basking. I got them a UVA/B bulb close to their basking area. I had to adjust the water temp so they would bask more often. The shell rot took it's time, but did clear up on its own.

Your turt MIGHT do well with a break from the med treatment, seeing as it hasn't helped much anyway. If it eats a good diet, is active and basks under a close UVA/B bulb, and doesn't get worse, I would try letting them be for awhile and see what happens.

I looked, but my bulbs don't say a brand name and I don't have the box. But it will say on the box if it had both UVA and
B.

Keep up updated!
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0.1.0 ornate box turtle
1.0.0 eastern box turtle
1.0.0 Yellow belly slider
0.1.0 Red belly cooter
0.1.0 Australian shepard
1.11.0 chickens
1.0.0 Dutch(rabbit)
3.2.0 children (do I still count the married ones?)
1.0.0 husband

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