Re: RED-FOOT RESCUE - NEED HELP!!

Posted by Matt on August 21, 2000 at 20:46:36:

In Reply to: Re: RED-FOOT RESCUE - NEED HELP!! posted by Scott Alexander on September 29, 1999 at 13:10:16:

Not that I like to hear bad stuff about tortises but can you email me the story and the rescue you got the tort from? Thanks email gskline@kiski.net

: Don't inject the Vitamin A in the Tortoise - (I could be wrong but) Vitamin A has often caused skin Sloughing in Tortoises, and although it is often used to successfully treat turtles, it is not (typically) recommended for tortoises. There are some true horror stories about vets injecting Vitamin A with horrific results.

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: : HI! GLAD I FOUND THIS BOARD! I RESCUED A 4" RED-FOOT TORTISE W/ EXTREME LEG DEFORMITIES AND OTHER PROBLEMS. MY VET SUGGESTED INJECTIONS OF CALCIUM AND VITAMIN A TO GET HER GOING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE W/ THIS? SHOULD I DO BOTH INJ. AT ONCE,OR WAIT INBETWEEN? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRCIATED. IF YOU WANT THE WHOLE SAD STORY, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND I WILL FILL YOU IN. THANKS!!

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