Urgent Care :: loki cut his arm... minor cut it looks like

[kinetic]

loki got startled when we came into the room and jumped/fell from his basking area into the water... but in the process he scratched his arm on the rock and is showing a little bleeding, not gushing blood but its visible..

i removed him from his tank and put him in another container with clean water in hopes to prevent things from getting into his cut... is there anything else i should do... i saw something about betadine but im reluctant to put anything on his cut cause what ive read says that it may actually hurt the healing process...

suggestions??

thank you in advance.

How big is your turtle? 4inches
How long have you had it? 2 weeks

What is the water temperature? 77
Are you using a water heater?yes
How much water is in there? 40 gallons
Are you using a water conditioner? yes
Are you using any filtration? yes

What is the basking temperature? not completely sure
Is there a basking light? yes
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? pvc
Is there a UVB light?yes

What have you been trying to feed it? yes
When was the last time your turtle ate? this morning


Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms?
- his arm is bleeding

[rocketright]

Hmm... You should defienetely see a herp vet.. Where do you live?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Vet ASAP! If you wait too long,his arm can become infected and he can get very very ill.Dont put anything on him unless a vet tells you so.

[DaddySkittles]

VET!!! get to the vet as soon as you can and do as much as you can to not infect it

[kinetic]

i checked the sticky for a list of vets in my area... already contacted them... he was busy on a house call, but is suppose to get back to me shortly, and weather pending he is going to come out and have a look at loki for me... thanks everyone, ill let you know how things go

[marisa]

How bad is the "scratch"? If it's not big, deep and there's not much blood, I'd clean it (you can use diluted betadine if that's what you have) and let him stay out of the water for a while to let the air on it.

If it's bad, having the vet look at it would be a good idea.

[kinetic]

it doesn't look to be bleeding at all anymore, and he is active and will eat... so I am hoping that it will heal on its own fairly quickly... I have already spoken to the vet, so I will just wait and see what happens, thanks!