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Good suggestion from a vet re feeding and medicating

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Posted by: Katrina at Wed Jan 4 09:33:06 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Katrina ]  
   

I had to take a couple of turtles to the vet yesterday for a few issues. The vet told me something that no one else had mentioned before, but it made so much sense - don't feed the animal right before or right after medicating/treating the animal, so that the animal doesn't associate food with trauma! It's one of the simplest but most practical suggestions I've heard yet in rescue/rehab.

Katrina
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1.2 Eastern Muds - Fred, Ethel, Edith
0.1 Iguana - Tiffel
0.1 Bearded Dragon - Foster
Foster turtles: More than I'd like the husband to know about.

   

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