Urgent Care :: Advice about Cod Liver oil for sick baby RES

[Masfar]

How big is your turtle? About 6 cm
How long have you had it? About a month

What is the water temperature? 25C
Did you use a thermometer? Yes
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there? about 50gallons - full to the tops
Are you using a water conditioner? NO
Are you using any filtration? yes - a waterfall filter that I mad myself so it is pretty powerful

What is the basking temperature? 34C
Is there a basking light? Yes - specialised reptile basking lamp
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? Yes - has a ramp that exteds to the floor of the tank
What kind is it or what is it made out of? Made out of wood - ATBA specially made for them
Is there a UVB light? Yes - 10.0 ReptiSun

What have you been trying to feed it? Reptomin pellets and always a bit of floating romaine or lollo rosso in tank
When was the last time your turtle ate? Today - it has a good appetitie

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 50 gallons
Is the tank near a window? Yes but window is always closed
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? No

Have you read the Basic Care section? Yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? Yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? No - all textbook so far


Hi there,

I have a baby RES with what I think is an RI. The symptoms began at the beginning of the weekend. He has been sneezing and his eyes are swollen. I will be taking him to the vet tomorrow as all the vets are closed today (I live in Mexico City so I need to take him to the specialist at the university). Meanwhile, I have dry-docked him except for 2X1 hr sessions in a separate tub for feeding and defecating purposes. I have also given him an hour or so in the sun. I have also bought some Scott's Emulsion as that is the closest thing I can find to pure cod liver oil in Mexico. You can see the product here http://www.amazon.com/Scotts-Emulsion-O ... B000GG2KDS.

My question is would it be safe to drop this solution into his eyes as uou would pure cod liver oil? I am worried that the addtional calcium and phosphorus in the emulsion may cause problems.

Cheers
Masfar

[steve]

You can drop the oil onto his eyelids. I'd also stop using the Reptisun for now... some of them caused a lot of swollen retile eyes. I don't know about Scotts Emulsion, specifically the phosphorus content. But since this is not being ingested, it might be worth a try.

[Masfar]

Cheers Steve,

He's been to the vet and she has advised the same thing so he is down to 4 hours a day now and 20 min bath in vitamin A powder for 2 weeks. Hopefully he's going to be okay - still has a voracious appetite and seems to do everything else normally.

Masfar

[steve]

Alright, I hope he has a speedy recovery.

[Masfar]

Well it's been a week since I took my RES to the vet and if anything, his eyes are my swollen now then ever. Still has a healthy appetite and bathing him daily in Vitamn A powder. Another call for the vet I think

[steve]

Are you still using a UVB lamp?

[Masfar]

Yes but I cut it down form the vets reccomendation of 4 hours to 2 hours as the oher turtle is fine. He actually seems a little better now. Maybe the Vit A baths are just taking time to work?