General Care Discussion :: Closed Eyes? RI?

[kerby]

Is It normal for a turtle to close its eyes all the time? p.s. I think he may have RI here are is systoms. :/

lopsided swimming (an ailing lung changes the turtle’s buoyancy),
lethargy,
and a refusal to eat.
colsing eyes all the time

[kerby]

Plz answer im worried

[steve]

He really needs to eat... what have you been offering him?

[kerby]

pelltes but i broke down and gave him meet because he did not eat for a wwek but he is still sick

[faithjo]

Are his eyes swollen and red? U should give him Vitamin E. My Desmond had the same problem once. Brought him to the vet and they gave him a vitamin shot. He could open his eye after 2 days. U should really stick to the pellets. I had trouble with switching to pellets initially but once he got hungry after a week or so, he gave in to the pellets.

Good luck

[kerby]

Yeah thank you but the prob is that he has no drive to eat and it has been a week since he ate. I have a vet appointment on saterday.

[X-Factor]

Get this for swollen eyes. It costs about $5 and can save you the trouble and expense of taking it to a vet. I used it on hatchlings a few years ago and
it worked perfectly and I haven't had to use it again since.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752624


For food try feeding it fully cooked boiled chicken breast meat. Then switch off to pellets once it starts eating again.

[steve]

I agree, get him to eat something, it doesn't have to be pellets right now.

[kerby]

Thanks for the eye drops I will get them tomarro. but how do I help his
opsided swimming (an ailing lung changes the turtle’s buoyancy),
lethargy,
and a refusal to eat.

[steve]

What kind of meat did he eat? Live prey, tuna, worms are options. Are you certain about the lopsided swimming? How is his coordination? Most of his problems are related to not eating, making him increasingly weak.

[kerby]

tuna
iv tryed to give him pellets soaked in tuna to :/

[steve]

Give the live fish a try. Hold it by the tail and let him snatch it.

[kerby]

Awwwwww lol will do

[kerby]

Kurby will not take the fish?!

[steve]

Are you holding it for him? Letting it wiggle? Are his eyes open?