Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Journal
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020)

Conjunctivitis in a Juvenile Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan (Gadjah Mada University)
Steven Dwi Purbantoro (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2020

Abstract

Conjunctivitis is a common problem among red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) with improper husbandry care. A 30 grams T. s. elegans was presented with complaints of anorexia, dullness, inflamed, and closed eyes. The owner informed that the turtle was kept indoors without ultraviolet B (UVB) light or sunlight exposure and the water was not changed by the owner for a week. Clinical examination showed inflammation and watery discharge was found on the left eye. Conjunctivitis was diagnosed based on history and clinical examination. Treatments consist of topical antibiotic drops, vitamin A and B-complex, and husbandry care improvement. The turtle started eating five days after treatment. Ten days after the treatment the turtle was brought back for a checkup and eye have recovered.

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Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Journal
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Abbrev

vbcj

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Universitas Brawijaya

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Education Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Veterinary

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Veterinary Clinical and Biomedical Journal (VBCJ) is periodically peer reviewed journal that publish every January and July per year since 2019. VBCJ accommodate any articles in the field of veterinary medicine, biomedical, as well as veterinary case report. ...