Turtle suffering from esophagitis how to do?

2022-07-02

Turtle esophagitis is mainly caused by the turtle eating hard objects, causing damage to the turtle esophagus mucosa. Turtles will stop eating when they suffer from severe esophagitis, so once the disease is discovered, it must be treated in time.

1. The reason why the turtle suffered from esophagitis:

Some captured turtles have fish hooks in their mouths; when feeding small fish, shrimps and other bait, the thorns are not removed, causing damage to the turtle's esophagus.

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2. Symptoms of esophagitis in turtles:

Turtles lack energy, do not eat or drink, have sunken eyes, watery eyes, and have reduced activity. The typical symptom is bad breath (the turtle with esophagitis can smell a foul odor with its mouth closed), and eventually the turtle dies from dehydration, weakness and many other reasons.

Turtle esophagitis can cause turtles to lose their appetite and stop eating in severe cases. To treat this disease, the turtle must be drugged. Since it is difficult for a person to drug a turtle, it is best for inexperienced turtle friends to ask someone for help.

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3. Treatment method for turtles suffering from esophagitis

Treatment requires the cooperation of 2 people. Hold the turtle upright, open the turtle's mouth with a hard object, insert a wooden stick into the turtle's mouth, separate the upper and lower jaws, insert the esophagus with tweezers, clamp the steel hook, and pull down firmly. Pull the barb out of the meat and remove the steel hook from the esophagus. Wash the wound with 0.3% potassium permanganate solution, and apply antibiotic powder to the esophagitis. Turtles should not be placed in deep water to avoid infecting wounds.