Here are a couple of veterinarians in Illinois well versed in herpetofauna medicine:

Byron de la Navarre, DVM
Animal House of Chicago
2752 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
Tel: (773) 878-8002

Stephen L. Barten, DVM
Vernon Hills Animal Hospital
1260 South Butterfield Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
Tel: (847) 367-4070

Karen Shaw Becker, DVM
Natural Pet Animal Hospital
17266 S. Harlem Ave.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Tel: (708) 342-1111

In the mean time, you should “dry-dock” your turtle long enough to allow the shell to dry and treat the infected shell areas with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate or tea tree oil, sold in most aquatic supply stores as MelaFin, which can be applied to the entire shell surface and used to treat the water. I can only guess that your turtle has incurred a Sphagnalium spp. fungal infection, from your description, but such can be difficult to diagnose without actually seeing the turtle and the treatment indicated above will need to be carried out once or twice daily, until such time the fungal infestation has rescinded
The veterinarian will be able to diagnose the eye anomaly you described and should it indeed be a bacterial infestation, you will most likely be given an ophthalmologic ointment of Terramycin to apply once or twice daily, which can be easily done while you are treating the shell.
Also, you will need to review your captive maintenance protocol to make certain you are providing the appropriate environmental conditions, as all you have described can be avoided by providing the correct environmental conditions for your turtle.

Best regards,

Jeff Snodgres




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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

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