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celticvamp
at Mon Nov 6 16:46:21 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by celticvamp ]
I knew it was coming,
I know it seems cruel but first of all. I know enough about these turtles to know that the chances of survival are very slim even with medical treatment. I am doing what I can to help them within reason. I will go to a vet and get the medication needed but I am not going to pay a specialized herp vet $100.00 to diagnose these turtles and then prescribe a medication that will cost additional money for the turtles to still end up dying anyhow. I am wanting to find out what I can do to avoid this problem from happening again. And to treat them the best I can within reason. I have just recently started a state wide non profit herpetological society, Alabama to be specific. We don't have one. It may seem cruel to not spend the $100 on a vet for these particular turtles I would prefer to invest that money into the herpetological society I started. I have already invested much more money then you would ever believe into starting it. Only someone that has started a non profit organization would know. The $100 would do more good for the herp society then the turtles that are probably bound to die anyhow. Sorry if that offends you but thats my stand on the subject.
That being said could anyone possibly tell me what treatment and medication would be needed to treat these turtles for pnumonia? Even if I was going to take them to a vet no vets around here know anything about or treat reptiles or amphibians. As most advanced herpers know you can normaly diagnose your animals better then most vets can. Like I said I know a vet I can get the medicine from and I would attempt to treat them myself. I know it's risky but it's better then doing nothing. Thank you very much for any information you can provide for me.
I do have a basking light for them. Temp in the light is about 85. I do have a UV light for them I know about the vitamin D3 and how the light helps absorb the calcium. I did not know about the needed vitamin A. That is a lesson learned the hard way for me. A mistake that won't be made again. Snakes have always been my item of interest not turtles, I'm learning more about turtles as I go along. I have been looking for some vegetables high in vitamin A that is recomended for the turtles but they don't want to eat it (the ones not sick). I only hope that the turtle food that claims to be high in vitamin A is enough. I am cleaning the aquarium every two days putting fresh water.
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RE: RES. Vitamin A Deficiency? - celticvamp, Mon Nov 6 16:46:21 2006