Urgent Care :: URGENT-MY RES HAS NOT EATEN FROM LAST 2DAYS.

[VANISSA]

HI,THERE I M NEW IN UR SITE... MY RES HAVE NOT EATEN FROM LAST 2 DAYS N I M REALLY TENSED.WHILE SURFING THROUGH UR FORUMS I GOT TO KNOW THAT HE GOT RESPIRATORY INFECTION, AS HE DONT EAT.HE'S BECOME LETHARGIC,N THERE'S A FOAM NEAR HIS MOUTH,N KEEPS OPEN OFTEN FOR GASPING...I WANTED TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING FOR MY RES AT HOME INSTEAD OF GOING TO VET..?
PLZZ ITS URGENT.. THANKXXXX A LOT.

[jenaero]

The only thing you can do is bump the water temperature up to 80 until you can get him to a vet. A respiratory infection will not go away without treatment. Rather, it will get worse. Good luck and get him to a vet right away

[octpusgirl8]

No, there is nothing you can do at home to cure a respiratory infection, you need to get him to a herp vet as soon as possible. If there's foaming and gasping it's probably pretty advanced, and getting him treated soon will maximize his chances of recovery.

[Bascomb]

Van-sa -- They can survive RI without vet care but it is rare. Keep the water at 80 to 81 and a good heat lamp for basking and hope. Basking area should be about 90 to 91 degrees. Keep water as clean as you can. Good Luck

[marisa]

Your turtle needs to be kept warm (water temp 82F, basking area as noted above).

You're right, this is urgent---find a herp vet to treat him, the sooner the better.

[VANISSA]

okkk i will take my res asap..since my exams r there till saturday i wont be able to go..can u tell me till how many days can my res be without food.thankxx lot for ur repliess...may god bless u. all...

[SpotsMama]

If he's eaten as recently as three days ago, then not eating isn't his big problem right now. He can survive several days without eating - his big problem is the illness itself. Until you get to the vet you can try to entice him to eat by offering things he usually only gets for treats like tuna or shrimp or boiled chicken.

[xjazminx]

is there a link that talks more about RI? i believe that this is what my turtle has.. =[

[TheComputerGremlin]

Do a search of the forums here, esp. under the Urgent Care threads. Unfortunately if your turtle does have an RI, you need to get to a vet as soon as possible. Otherwise, you are taking a gamble with your turtle's life, I'm guessing the natural survival rate without a vet (based on my experience here) is less than 25%.

[xjazminx]

yes, im looking through it now.. thanks.
hopefully i can get my transportation before 7 because thats when the vet closes... if not i will have to wait until tomorrow. =[