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LisaOKC
at Fri Dec 1 17:54:46 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LisaOKC ]
I haven't had this problem with adults in quite some
time, I do have it come up with babies and juvis
occasionally.
In my case, mine have enough humidity, so I always
consider vitamin A a possibility as well as just
a straight bacterial infection.
I think the vitamin A injections are risky and
unnecessary. WIth a severe case in an adult,
I would just put a drop of cod liver oil in some
force feed mixture and feed that to them, and make
sure they get that drop about once every two weeks.
I also use some of the eye washes for turtles that
you can get at petstores. One is more of a saline
solution, the other actually has some vitamin A in
it.
I also use a triple antibiotic eye ointment, or there
is a Terramycin Eye Ointment that is available over the
counter at some pet or farm stores. My vet has prescribed
it for turtles before, but it is available over the counter.
I would not use the drops or antibiotic eye ointments if they aren't having any problems. And, especially with babies, I try a force feed mixture with herptivite vitamins mixed in.
The Herptivite has vitamin A in the form of Beta Carotine, which is safer. I avoid giving cod liver oil to babies and juvies because too much can cause skin peeling and could kill them if they had too much. With adults a drop of cod liver oil is literally enough.
Basically it just takes time and patience using the above
methods.
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RE: Question about turtle eyes... - LisaOKC, Fri Dec 1 17:54:46 2006