I was looking at one of my Russians and noticed that there is some red around her eyes. She is eating normally, the rest of her body is normal and she does not have a Resp. Infection. Does anyone know what this is and can I treat it?
Thanks!
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Eye Infection??
adiajsl
Aug 14, 2004 09:23 PM
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MoreliaViridis
Aug 14, 2004 10:17 PM
The same thing happened to my leopard tortoises. Their eyes where cloudy and red. This was caused by lack of vitamin A. So, basically it could be as simple as Vitamin A deficiency. I treated mine by feeding them a lot of carrots and dusting their food. It went away.. but watch out if their eyes close. If this happens- take them to a Vet immediately for Vitamin A injections. Just my 2 cents...
- Ray
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carrottopsup
Aug 16, 2004 04:18 PM
Vitamin A Injections can be very dangerous for your tort, they can kill. Best to go the "Oral" vitamin A route..talk to your vet about both methods.
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Judy
