3345. Email query about Respiratory Infection in a 3-month-old red-eared slider

Email  Nov 13, 2018

Hi Judy,

My name is XX and my RES is named Dreamer.

She is 2 months old, coming to 3 and it has been at least almost 5-6 days that she has Respiratory Infection.

When I first got her, she was healthy, eating and basking. I had other terrapins when I got her, they were all fit.

Lately, she has been gasping now and then and is seen swimming lopsided and I have separated her from the rest.

On 10th Nov I took her to a vet in Singapore. The vet did an X ray for her and it turns out she has gas on her left lungs but it is mild. I was advise to constantly give her vitamin A and she should improve in like a week.

She was not given any sorts of baytril shot or any other antibiotics as the vet said there wasn't any mucus/inflammation.

Ever since then I would soak her in V8 juice (3 tablespoons) and 1 and half cup of water.

I would then add two drops of Reptivit in the juice and soak her for about 1 hour with UVB light.

After an hour, I would dry dock her with for about 7 hours and change the bulb to infrared light at night till next morning, as I have googled, it was said on various articles that infrared light helps turtle with RI.

Today, she is moving around a little bit but is still gasping. She poops just a tiny bit too but not a lot. I am worried she might not get better.

As she is not really eating, she is just drinking a lil bit of the V8 juice I assume.

My tank setup:

UVA+UVB lighting (25W) + lamp clamp

25W water heater which heats up water for about 28-30c (water is 22L)

Water filter with carbon filter

2 basking rocks, big and small.

I have attached pictures of the tank and her xray 

I seek your assistance if there is anything I can do even more to help her. 

Appreciate your reply!

Thank you

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Email reply. Nov 13, 2018

Thank you for your email. Please make an appointment as we have to examine the slider.