Re: Sick kleinmanni

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Posted by ulfed@bigfoot.com on February 09, 1999 at 09:30:07:

In Reply to: Sick kleinmanni posted by mikael on February 09, 1999 at 07:42:42:

: I need help with my kleinmanni male
: He seems to suffer from RNS
: I have been giving him Both Borgal and Baytril.

Was a culture done? Results? Sensitivity testing performed before administering the antibiotics? Was a second culture done when the RNS reappeared?

: Last time the vet x rayed him

What did the xray show? Anything out of the ordinary?

: and i told her to give him an injection of vitamin A.

This was probably a total waste of vitamins, and possibly dangerous to the tortoise as well. Herbivorous torotises seldom if ever suffer from vit A deficiency.

: The vet thinks that he suffers from herpes, and that
: it cant be cured.

Thinks? It hasn't been diagnosed? Sounds more like your vet has run out of antibiotics...

: I keep him on a newspapwer sustrate now, temp:
: spot 35 c colest spot 20 C.

Mikael, I would love to help you - give me a call and I'll see if I can come up with something. You have my number.

ULf

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: : I need help with my kleinmanni male : : He seems to suffer from RNS : : I have been giving him Both Borgal and Baytril. : Was a culture done? Results? Sensitivity testing performed before administering the antibiotics? Was a second culture done when the RNS reappeared? : : Last time the vet x rayed him : What did the xray show? Anything out of the ordinary? : : and i told her to give him an injection of vitamin A. : This was probably a total waste of vitamins, and possibly dangerous to the tortoise as well. Herbivorous torotises seldom if ever suffer from vit A deficiency. : : The vet thinks that he suffers from herpes, and that : : it cant be cured. : Thinks? It hasn't been diagnosed? Sounds more like your vet has run out of antibiotics... : : I keep him on a newspapwer sustrate now, temp: : : spot 35 c colest spot 20 C. : Mikael, I would love to help you - give me a call and I'll see if I can come up with something. You have my number. : ULf

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