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What reason is oedema of razor tortoise? How to treat?

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Stop feeding: Razor turtles should not eat food with salt, because salt can burden their kidneys and cause systemic edema. If the razor turtle has edema, the breeder needs to stop feeding immediately and wait a few days for them to recover on their own. Feeding or applying anti-inflammatory drugs: Edema of razor turtles may also be caused by internal organ problems. Breeders need to feed anti-inflammatory drugs immediately. If feeding is not possible, anti-inflammatory drugs can be applied to the edema area for treatment.
What reason is oedema of razor tortoise? How to treat?

One, stop to feed

1, reason: Razor tortoise appears oedema may be to eat the food that takes salt, because they are to cannot eat the food that takes salt, salt can cause very big burden to their kidney, so salt eats much the circumstance that can cause oedema.

2. Solution: If the razor turtle eats food with salt, the breeder should stop feeding immediately and wait for a few days to see if the edema disappears. If so, the breeder can continue the feeding cessation treatment. If not, the breeder needs to consult a professional before deciding on the treatment plan.

2, feed or daub antiphlogistic medicine

1, reason: Razor tortoise appears oedema also may be internal organ appeared unusual, oedema word is liver lienal or kidney appears problem, for instance the function of liver lienal is damaged, or the burden that kidney metabolizes is bigger, can make Razor tortoise appears oedema circumstance. Generally speaking, liver and spleen function damage is more serious forelimb edema, only kidney function problems, there will be systemic edema.

2. Solution: Breeders can first feed them some anti-inflammatory drugs, such as amoxicillin, cephalosporin, etc. If the razor turtle has been unable to eat, it can melt anti-inflammatory drugs into water, let them take a medicated bath, and then apply erythromycin ointment to the edema area after the medicated bath. When the razor turtle has edema, the breeder had better choose dry breeding, as long as the surrounding environment is kept moist at ordinary times.

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