3341. Two hatchling red-eared sliders swim lop-sided and had white spots on the carapace. White spots in an adult slider.

Sat Jun 15, 2019

The parents of a daughter in Primary 5 and 2 sons in Primary 3 and Primary 1 consulted Vet 1 who gave an injection. They consulted Toa Payoh Vets as the sliders were still not eating. They had surfed the internet for answers to the "RI" (Respiratory Infections) and came to Toa Payoh Vets.

"Poor quality sliders are usually infected," I was informed by the parents that there is great difficulty in finding hatchling sliders for sale. "The American-originated ones are of better health and quality but they may not be available."

The sliders needed to be inpatient for at least 3 days.   


CASE 2. SEP 2016. WHITE SPOTS IN AN ADULT RED-EARED SLIDER. 

A 1.5-year-old red-eared slider has had extensive white spots in Mar 2016. Now, in Sept 2016, the owner said that the white spots had had disappeared after anti-fungal antibacterial treatments for 14 days in March 2016.

The red-eared slider has not appetite for past 4 days. There are many reasons. Diarrhoea or infections are one of them. White spots did recur but should not cause appetite loss.