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My 3year cb Manouria emys phayrei named bonny is sick with "pasturella Testudinis" which effects her eyes,etc.
We injected 14 days with 23cc of Chloramphenicol Succinate.
Now the breeder tells me her gut flora might be killed off
any ideas out ther for doing this???
Terry

I know and have used a product called Nutribac which i got from Bean Farm. I have used it in snakes, but not in chelonians. It worked very well for a BCC that had a regurge problem. I hope this helps, ask your vet for some more help.

http://www.beanfarm.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi?cart_id=4105325.31454*DM4zV5&p_id=60068&xm=on&ppinc=search2

Hunter

I just ordered some nutribac a minute ago, I hope it helps.
Thanks,
Terry

Try this link for probiotics. This one is especially good for torts coming off antibiotics

http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=8
5&osCsid=2ec50350f3257e67f4e917b63d367b60

I have always found the products from Carolina Pet Supply to be of really high quality. I'm currently using the grassland tortoise nutritional supplement, and it's great. Here's the link for that one.

http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=180&osCsid=2ec50350f3257e67f4e917b63d367b60

Nina

Oops, that first link didn't work (the one to the probiotics). I'll try again:

http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=85

If you want to look at more detialed discussions on this, search the breeder/health forum archives.

The short of it, is that the products are not well regulated.

Testing has shown containers cultured resulting no living contents, flora that is not on the label (some possibly pathogenic), flora in differing amounts than on the label ect.

Further problems are the flora surviving digestion prior to having to compete and find a suitable place in the gut to colonize.

You may see benefits; whether they are from the probiotic, or just time, will be unknown. Consistent results are a stretch.

Good luck though,

Ian

ps, it's too late now, but the breeder is not the place to go for medical attention unless he/she is a vet.