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pyxidea
at Wed Aug 6 23:45:42 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pyxidea ]
Old Data, please research from a previous post of mine about the myth.
Posted by: peeperskeeper at Thu Jul 31 18:11:43 2008 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]
I did my research and found out that giving shots in the back legs could result in the medicine being absorbed by the kidneys and becoming toxic.
It has something to do with their circulatory system.
That is from two vets one being at the Atlanta Zoo and one which only sees reptiles. She also did a speech at the symposium in Atlanta last year.
Also I talk with some professors at UGA and they said vets do give shots but the absorption rate is not good and if its a long term regiment it can build to be toxic.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Massachusetts Turtle Rescue
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