sick turtle

[crush the turtle]

hey i have a short neck turtle with a swallon pussy eye, i cant get pics atm,anyone got any ideas on hhow to treat or what it might be?cheers
mum wont take me to the vet ethier,, shes thinks its a waste of money for a turtle lol

 

[itbites]

is there anything in the tank that could have scratched him? is he housed alone? the health of a turtle is not a waste of money btw ....

 

[hornet]

the only thing to do atm is get it to a vet, also you need to know what caused it so you can fix the prob.

 

[crush the turtle]

is there anything in the tank that could have scratched him? is he housed alone? the health of a turtle is not a waste of money btw ....

his with two eastern long neck turtles, but they stay away from him,, thiers a few rocks n things he could of scrathed himself on,,, he still feeds good

 

[alex_c]

hey i have a short neck turtle with a swallon pussy eye, i cant get pics atm,anyone got any ideas on hhow to treat or what it might be?cheers
mum wont take me to the vet ethier,, shes thinks its a waste of money for a turtle lol

bathing its eye with salt water may help but get it to a herp vet asap

 

[crush the turtle]

ok ill tryy that thanks

 

[DiamondAsh]

Tell your mum it needs a vet check, or when she's in the nursing home you find for her in her old age, she might not need a lift to the doctors one day as it's just an old woman.

 

[expansa1]

A native freshwater turtle is no less important than a dog or cat, in fact in my book just as important.
Try bathing the eye in saline solution, available from a chemist, and if you have a friendly local chemist talk to them about the possibility of selling you an anti-biotic eye ointment like chloropt or optigentin-S, and explain that it is for your turtle which is a much loved family pet, and that you cannot afford to take it to the vet. Now I do not recommend not seeing a vet which I also feel is necessary and important, but if your mum refuses to 'take a mere turtle' then this will be the next best thing.

Cheers,

Expansa1

 

[michelleryan]

I have also read that (in ELN's anyway) swallon eyes can be caused by poor water quality. As for the puss I dont know.