4640. VET CASE STUDY. PART 1/3. EGG RETENTION.

VET CASE STUDY. PART 1/2. EGG RETENTION.

PART 1/2. Oxytocin injections do NOT guarantee egg laying in every red-eared slider.

VIDEO OF DIFFICULTY IN LAYING EGGS.
30-year-old female red-eared slider had hind leg paddling in March 2023 and was treated by Vet 1. She had no history of egg laying in the past 30 years.

She had been confined to the bathroom in a tub and left there for over 20 years. The young lady who grew up with this slider took over and gave her much freedom to roam and eat good variety of food in her new home.

Part 1/2 shows the history, X-rays showing 3 retained eggs and oxytocin treatment at Toa Payoh Vets.

Oxytocin injection was given by Vet 1 about one month ago in Mar 2023. But no eggs were laid. The owner consulted Dr Sing Kong Yuen of Toa Payoh Vets when her slider started hind leg paddling in Apr 2023. Will she lay the 3 eggs when given oxytocin injection? Video shows the slider becomes quiet within 5 minutes of the oxytocin (0.5 IU IM AND 1.0 IU SC) and calcium injection by Dr Sing Kong Yuen. She would be going home to be observed as to whether she would lay eggs.

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