4485. Terrapin eating disorder

 

Toa Payoh Vets.

27 Jan 2022. 15 g. Juvenile bought.
4   Feb 2022. 17g. Anorexia. Swollen eyes.

13 Jan 2025. 215g. Poor appetite. Syringe feeding.
21 Jan 2025. 222g. Review.
5 Mar 2025. 204g. Anorexia. (Eyes closed, lethargy, not swimming, floats).
 

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5 Mar 2024. Lunch meeting. Wt. 204g for 3-year-old male RES. Emaciated and stunted.

Her cat with chronic skin disease disappeared for 6 months. Then full coat when found.
Go to public pond? Will start eating and put on weight. 

Stressful of daily spoon feeding. Travelling job. Eyes now closed. Anorexic. Floats. Don't swim. Lethargic. .


Not likely to survive.

Syringe feeding

1. Food from nose --- go to lungs.
2. Eyes closed -
3. Not swimming.

4. Passed stools on towel when syringed fed for past months. But very stressful and time-consuming.


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5 Mar 2025:

Critical care

Antibioitic eye drops

Multi-vitamin plus Calcium

Antibiotics

Heat water tank to 30 deg C. Not functioning.

WATER TANK.

1. 21 litres of water.

2. Thermometer at 30 deg C, but not functioning over past 24 hours. Return to vendor.

3. Added 2.5 ml "blue chlorine" to neutralise the chlorine in the tap water.

Methylene blue for anti-chlorine given for past months!