I. Treatment of tortoise pneumonia
For tortoise general pneumonia disease , can be treated by the following methods:
1. For mild tortoise pneumonia, gentamicin and normal saline can be used to treat the diseased tortoise.
2. For moderate tortoise pneumonia, it is necessary to use amoxicillin for treatment. After amoxicillin is mixed with water at a ratio of 1:20 and stirred evenly, the sick tortoise is soaked in the liquid for 1 hour. , Soak the sick turtle 1~2 times a day, or you can also use the actual method to make the sick turtle take an appropriate amount of amoxicillin, such as irrigating medicine, etc. This method of medication is also suitable for use. In addition, while using amoxicillin to treat the sick turtle, it can also be supplemented with an appropriate amount of vitamins, which can improve the disease resistance of the sick turtle and promote its faster recovery.
3. For sick turtles with severe pneumonia symptoms, streptomycin, penicillin or amoxicillin can be diluted, and then soaked in the solution for treatment.
4. If the turtle suffers from bacterial pneumonia, it can be treated with drugs such as amikacin sulfate, ceftriaxone sodium, cefradine or gentamicin sulfate at the base of its hind limbs, and muscle Injection, according to the disease condition of the sick turtle, choose the injection drug for 1 to 2 weeks.
6. If the turtle has mycoplasma or chlamydia pneumonia, it needs to be treated with macrolide antibiotics, such as azithromycin injection. The injection treatment method is the same as above.
The above are the main treatment methods for the treatment of turtle pneumonia. At the same time, it is necessary to provide necessary care according to the condition of the sick turtle:
1. If the sick turtle has stopped eating and has little or no urine, soak it in glucose every day to help it replenish its strength, or use intraperitoneal injection to replenish its body fluids. For injection rehydration, 5% dextrose injection or dextrose sodium chloride injection should be used. The selection of the specific injection volume is based on the following: Take a sick turtle weighing 500g as an example, generally 3~5 anti-inflammatory infusion volume is used for it, and the rehydration volume used for each time is about 5ml, and it is replenished every day. Twice, the interval between each infusion should be controlled at about 5 hours.
Rehydration is very important for sick turtles with pneumonia, which can replenish energy, help them recover faster, and promote their normal excretion, especially for severe illnesses, drink water For sick turtles with little or water repellency, it is very necessary to replenish body fluids. In addition, after applying anti-inflammatory infusion to the sick turtle for 3 to 5 days, you can feed it an appropriate amount of food and multi-dimensional elements every 2 to 3 days, so as to make up for the body consumption of the sick turtle, improve the resistance of the sick turtle, and promote its Get well soon.
In addition, the digestive function of the sick turtle with severe pneumonia is seriously hindered, and the food it eats is usually excreted without digestion. If the sick turtle has this symptom, it needs to be fed an appropriate amount of healthy food. Digestive tablets and the feces of healthy turtles to regulate their gut flora. It is worth noting that the recovery of the digestive function of the seriously ill turtle may take 1 to 6 months. The pet should be patient with this and be prepared for long-term care.
