4061. How an ear abscessed red-eared slider is treated.

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Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
Ear Abscesses in red-eared sliders in Singapore
Jul 25, 2020



A WhatsApp Query to +65 9668 6468 on 23 Mar 2022:

Hi, My turtle has a abscess problem. Does your clinic treat this? Image as follows:

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TREATMENT OF EAR ABSCESSES IN RED-EARED SLIDERS at Toa Payoh Vets.

Most videos show the consultation video footages. It is not possible to provide videos of surgical treatments of every case seen at Toa Payoh Vets as it takes a lot of time to edit the videos. 

Basically, the surgical treatment is performed under isoflurane gas anaesthesia by mask. The abscess is lanced, curetted and drained. The pus is thick like cheese and will not flow out freely.
 
Hence 3 days of in-patient treatment to clear any residual pus with the cotton bud, application of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory. I find that the above-mentioned post-op procedure of 3 days ensure that the owner does not come back with the recurring ear abscess within a month. A happy owner is the best client.

THE FOLLOWING VIDEO SHOWS THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CASES SEEN AT TOA PAYOH VETS. 

Case 1.

Final video shows the treatment of ear abscess in the red-eared slider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUNXSRwJTOQ

The blog is at:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2019/02/3424-how-to-treat-ear-abscess-in-red.html



Case 2. 12 Sep 2019.  Another video on surgical treatment of ear abscess.
Final video of surgical treatment of ear abscess at:
https://youtu.be/PPAym2vpA18

The following are the ear abscess cases seen over the years. 


Case 3. 23 Dec 2015.

Video shows the consultation only.
This slider has an extremely large ear abscess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjILVkxE8E

 
Case 4. 26 Feb 2017.  Ear abscess in several red-eared sliders
https://youtu.be/45t5ytGkI_0

Case 5 is a rare case as ear abscesses in the sliders had never ruptured when brought to Toa Payoh Vets in the past years.

23 July 2020 case - Ruptured ear abscess
This is a rare case of an ear abscess that is ruptured. A clod of pus of around 3mm x 3mm hung loose from the left ear.

The owner phoned Dr Sing Kong Yuen, being undecided as to whether to get it treated by a vet. "Is treatment needed?" she asked as her 6-year-old daughter could not bear to part with the slider.

"Yes, there are more thick pus inside the ear. The pus needs to be curetted out. I ward such cases for 3 days to continue expressing the pus and give medication."  She did not indicate whether she would come and came later in the afternoon.

VIDEO. DAY 1.