Swollen Eye Terrapin
Owner had bought 2 hatchling terrapins last September. They
were fed with pellets, anchovies and shrimp. The water was changed daily
however they were not put under the sun often. They had rocks in their tank for
resting.
In December, owner started to notice that one of the
terrapin wasn’t eating and it had both swollen eyes while the other one was
thriving healthily. The sick terrapin was sent to Toa Payoh Vets on 22 January
2013 with the complaint of both swollen eyes.
So it was treated
with daily change of fresh water, sunbathing for 30 minutes, multivitamin
supplement and daily antibiotic eye drops on each eye.
After 13 days of treatment, on 6th February the
left eye was partially open however the third eyelid was slightly prolapsed. Though
the improvement is very slight but persistency in treatment plan will
eventually yield results. So it was sent home to continue with the treatment on
7th February.
In conclusion, the terrapin had conjunctivitis and usually
for cases like this it takes a long time to heal. The other tank mate at home
had grown big and healthy.
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