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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:38 pm

im sorry!! I hope you get better soon! It sucks to be sick...get rest rest rest!

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:06 am

thanks everyone for all your support!

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:02 pm

when I got sallmanilla in HS (this is long before my turtle) I slept a lot, watched a lot of TV, and ate a lot of chicken soup. That, and drinking powerade is really all you can do. Take you anti-bis RELIGOUSLY and make sure you finish them.

As for avoiding it in the future, my vet said using a hand sanatizer that doesn't have a lot of chemicals in it will be safe for turtle, and me. I use it and haven't gotten sick yet, and I take him out all the time.

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 4:15 pm

yea the hand sanitizer is a good idea. Keep a bottle next to your turtle's tank. I have a bottle in my herp room. It's good to use when moving from working in one animals cage to working in another's. That way I also make sure not to spread any potential diseases. It's better than having to wash with soap and water 10 times a day.

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:12 pm

Eat bland foods. I was in the E.R. a few years ago and they thought I had Sal (really it was just a combo of things..the stomach flu, IBS, etc etc) and they basically just did to me what they do to Sal patients, bland food. Rice, Chicken and noodles with potatoes, no products that have milk or dairy etc etc, just plain bland foods. Though I'm a noodle addict so that was fine by me to have noodles.

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:30 pm

When my kids were little and they go the stomach flu the nurse would always tell us to use the BRAT menu...

BRAT = Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast (separately, not mixed together)

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:41 pm

LOL.
cheers for telling me the foods that i can eat.
i know its bad.......well i do now.
i made some bacon with bread.
oops, my finger slipped!
yeah, i ate it all up.
20mins later..........guess what happened.................

i know, i know, i couldnt help my self and i will never do it again.........im put off for life

im feeling a tad bit better though!

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:53 pm

ugh! that must not have been very fun.

Hang in there!

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:00 pm

i will........even though i have no will power

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:59 pm

Poor guy! Hang in there. This will pass with time.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:48 am

thank you everyone.
i feel much better now!
i love this forum!
i made so many friends!

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:32 pm

bacon is too greasy... Im glad you are feeling better!

has anyone ever threw up icecream right after you just ate it? The WORST thing to throw up ever. its so hard to throw up and its so thick and nasty. sorry. just had a thought there.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:57 pm

wow
never tried that.

Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:01 am

Man, Jessica, you really like grossing us out!

Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:21 am

yeah you realy do!
well here is one for you!
a squid crusted infected toe that when you chew it, it squirts black puss that tastes like garlik and vinegar.........hmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy!

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