We have a female red foot. I am not sure how old she is but I believe under 1 year. We have owned her for 4 months and she just stopped eating about 7 days ago and has loose/mucus bowel movements. We brought her to an exotic vet and was given metronidazole which we have given 2 days now and have 3 more to go. Does anyone know how long it will take to show signs of getting better. We have not gotten a clear answer of exactly what is wrong with her. Breathing is fine and she is walking & soaking fine. any suggestions?
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Sick Red Foot
sheila1974
Jan 10, 2007 08:03 PM
Replies (5)
allegraf
Jan 11, 2007 05:29 PM
You should see an improvement within a few days. Make sure you quarantine your tort from any other tort. Did the vet do a fecal?
Allegra
sheila1974
Jan 13, 2007 09:53 PM
yes she did a fecal and said it looked good. our tort looks like she is now finally eating alittle not like her normal self but alittle. But we did notice she is having problems opening her eyes now? Any clue? I just want her to get better.
allegraf
Jan 14, 2007 05:52 PM
What conditions are you keeping her in? What is the temp, humidity, etc? I am very lucky to be able to keep them outside almost all year round. The closed eyes may be the humidity, heat, hydration...pretty much everything. Sorry if this doesn't really help. Remember now that your tort is sick you need to maintain optimum everything to help them recover.
Allegra
xxfatalxx
Mar 09, 2007 03:28 PM
i am having the same problem mine was treated for pin worms with panacure and hasn't eaten in 3weeks i don't know what to do
marcp
Jan 28, 2007 08:24 AM
Your redfoot probably had a protist inbalance in the intestines. If the stool appears gooey and greeninsh-brown I have always used flagyl (metronidizole) and it has always been successful. I usually give it to them 3 times with 10 days in between.
Most wild caught or ones kept outdoors have an intestinal outbreak when brought into captivity or transferred to someone. Stress seems to play a role. 15-20 years ago most people without access to a good vet lost a lot of wild caught tortoises to intestinal parasites. I usually use Panacur and Flagyl in combination when I get a tortoise with loose stool. I can usually see the protists under my microscope. If it does not clear up in about 10-20 days with treatment than it is probably something bacterial and you would need a vet to run a culture.
