4171. FINAL VIDEO. How Toa Payoh Vets treat an adult red-eared slider that has no appetite (anorexia). X-ray

 

HOW TOA PAYOH VETS TREAT ANOREXIA (NO APPETITE)  IN AN ADULT RED-EARED SLIDER.

A Be Kind To Pets Veterinary Educational Video
sponsored by Toa Payoh Vets.

This video provides a brief view of how a case of anorexia in a red-eared slider, F, 25 years old, 1.2 kg is treated.

Inpatient treatment from 3 days for observation and syringe feeding. The following procedures will be done and recorded:

1. Physical examination. Eyes. Respiratory rate. Mucous membrane pale or not. Mouth ulcers. Shell rot. Vent inspection. 

2. Activity. Walks a lot show she is active. Upright test in less than 30 seconds shows vigour and excellent health.

3. Appetite. Food as at  home. This red-eared slider eats pellets and chicken meat. Monitor amount.

4. Swimming. Level swimming. Lop-sided swimming. Amount and colour of poo in past 24 hours.

5. Sunlight or Ultraviolet for 30 minutes. Basking.

6. X-rays if necessary. Chest and abdomen for foreign bodies and egg binding, impaction of oviduct.

7. Treatment - medication, multi-vitamins and syringe feeding of pelleted food.

8. Discussions and follow up with the owner about the history, behaviour and any other matters related to the slider.

MORE INFORMATION:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/07/4171-adult-red-eared-slider-has-no.html

 

 

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RADIOGRAPHY TIPS – EXPOSURE.

24 Jul 2022. X-ray images. An example of a well exposed radiograph of a red-eared slider. No photoshopping needs to be done. A normal X-ray of a healthy 25-year-old female red-eared slider, 1.2 kg. Active, swims level, not lop-sided. Eats voraciously pellets and chicken meat. X-ray to check for eggs and foreign body. Some gas inside the intestines is normal.
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MORE INFORMATION:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/07/4171-adult-red-eared-slider-has-no.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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