Its been a long time since I last posted here, but I'm glad I still see familiar names.



Here is my problem. I own 3 Testudo kleinmanni's (Egyptian Tortoises). One I've had since 1997 and I would estimate his age to be around 14-15 years and the other 2 are around 4-5 years of age. The oldest one is a male and the two younger ones are a male and female.



For the last few years, the oldest one dealt with RI (respitary infection). Its been to the vet many times before, where they have done a cultural test to determine the bacteria/virus involved and was given medication. The medication given were Baytril shots into the forearm. Because of this, my tortoise now is scared of being handled and takes time before he decides to peak his head out. The treatment never really fully cured/treated him. Eating habits have not changed, activity was still there.



The same thing is with the younger female.. showing the same signs. The other younger male is more active than the others and does not display any signs of RI. All of them get very active when in the sun. They all have good appetite and eat well.



Now, I don't like the breathing sounds I hear.. the occasional wheezing and the clear, thin mucous coming out of their nostrils. You can hear like a "cough" as well when he's breathing.To make things even more worrying for me, the oldest male's left eye seems to be watery. When awoken, his left eye opens later than his other. I've gently wiped it to see if there's anything in his eye that's causing him to be teary, but there's nothing.



I have an appointment tomorrow with the vet... the same one that deals with tortoises, but I'm very reluctant as I've been to him many times before and have gone no where with his treatment plan. To me, its as if they're still sick with no change. So I would like other expert ideas on what treatment plan I should proceed with my beloved Torts.



Thanks in advance!

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