Turtle pneumonia is a common disease of turtles. In general, tortoises have a higher incidence than water turtles. Among the tortoises, the leopard tortoise is the most sensitive. Got better treatment effect, but most of the masters have to pay tuition fees for this. It can be said that the mortality rate of turtle pneumonia is relatively high, but why?

Turtle pneumonia is not easy to be found

Turtles are relatively quiet animals. While feeding, the turtles do not show any expressions. Unlike cats, cats, and dogs, they can be easily spotted by their owners if they are sick. The owner will also feel that this is normal, and the interaction between turtles and humans is also time-limited. Dogs will be around their feet all the time, which is impossible for turtles, so when a tortoise is sick, the owner usually doesn't notice it the first time. Many times, when you find a turtle with symptoms of illness, it may be that the turtle has severe pneumonia.

Turtle pneumonia symptoms 1: white circles under the eyes

Turtle pneumonia symptom 2: Open your mouth to breathe

Turtle pneumonia develops rapidly

It has to be said that the turtle is really a very tenacious life. If other animals contract pneumonia, they may die quickly without any treatment, but the tortoise has pushed the limits of life. In fact, pneumonia is a very rapidly developing disease. It starts with pneumonia, then pulmonary edema, then pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, until systemic organ congestion, failure, and finally death. Turtles extended the whole process. If you are lucky, if the tortoise has pneumonia and is discovered by the owner and treated in time, the cure rate is relatively high, but if other symptoms are treated, the cure rate will be greatly reduced.

Pet doctors have little experience in treating turtle diseases, and online treatment experience is too complicated

There is a big difference between turtles and mammals, so many good veterinarians don't even know about turtle diseases, so there is no professional veterinary hospital to help turtles and turtles when they are sick, and veterinarians can only give injections based on their experience Some medicines, but this does not really relieve the symptoms, so many breeders will search for some treatment options on the Internet, but there are many treatment options on the Internet, and there is no single drug that can directly treat turtle pneumonia, which will lead to treatment failure.