Saige and Cadence are both ill and losing weight, and it looks very similar to what happened to Fawn. Otis seems fine and I have been keeping him outside most of them time, otherwise in his own little enclosure, which he hates. Saige is the worst off at the moment. Yesterday she had what looked like a little seizure and fell off the rock she was sitting on. They both have complete control over their muscles and can get around. But they sit with their heads up, as if trying to keep their airway open. Both are lethargic and Saige rarely opens her eyes. There is no popping or clicking noise when breathing, but sometimes they breathe hard. And sometimes they have stringy mucous in their mouths. We've been to the vet and he really does not know what to think. He is really afraid I will lose them all, and wants to autopsy if I lose another. They are getting antibiotic shots every few days. Also a little calcium syrup daily. And I decided I am not going to let them get any thinner, so they are also receiving a couple force feedings daily of either the dog food Élan recommended or nutri-cal. I am also giving them some pedialyte to keep them from becoming dehydrated. Saige has gone from 37 grams to 27 grams and she is gravid. Cadence has gone from 35 to 28 grams. Everything in their environment has been cleaned with bleach and again with a cleaner I found for turtle cages at the pet store and they have new sand. I just don't know what else to do. Any ideas?
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Valerie
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.--
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