Dosages of medicines for turtles

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Abbreviations: i / m – intramuscularly in / in – intravenously s / c – subcutaneously i/c – intracoeliotomy

p / o – orally, through the mouth. Giving the drug inside should be done only with a probe (preferably into the stomach); insulin syringes, dropper systems (not very convenient), urinary catheters of various sizes are suitable for these purposes. Last resort – in a mouth. rr – solution

Drugs that are toxic to turtles: Abomectins, Aversectin C (Univerm), Vermitox, Vishnevsky ointment, Gamavit, Decaris, Ivermectin (Ivomek, macrocyclic lactones), Kombantrin, Levamisole (Decaris, Tramizol), Metronidazole (Trichopolum, Flagyl) 100-400 mg / kg – tox.dose , Moxidectin (Cydectin), Omnizol, Piperazine adipate (Vermitox), Pyrantel-embonate (Embovin, Kombantrin), Ripercol, Tetramizol (Ripercol), Thiabendazole (Omnizol), Tramisol, Trivit, Cydectin, Embovin, Univerm.

Dilution scheme for antibiotics for injection

An ampoule with antibiotic powder and water for injection / saline solution Sodium Chloride 0.9% isotonic / Ringer’s solution is bought. The active substance in the ampoule is diluted with water for injection. Then, if the active substance is more than 0,1 g, it is necessary to pour out the excess (it is easier to draw the right amount of the drug into the syringe, and drain the rest, then pour the drug back into the ampoule from the syringe). Then add another 5 ml of water for injection. From the received medicine, already dial into a new syringe for injections. The solution is stored in the refrigerator. Dial each time also with a syringe through the cork. You can store the solution in a closed ampoule in the refrigerator for a week.

Active ingredient	Dilute with water	Leave	Add water
0,1 g (100 mg)	5 ml	5 ml
0,25 g (250 mg)	1 ml	0,4 ml	5 ml
0,5 g (500 mg)	1 ml	0,2 ml	5 ml
1 g (1000 mg)	1 ml	0,1 ml	5 ml

Amikacin – 5 mg / kg, 5 injections intramuscularly, exclusively in the front paw. With an interval of 72 hours between injections (every 3 days). Based on the breeding scheme, this will be – 0,25 ml / kg

For turtles weighing less than 50 g, dilute the last dosage directly in the syringe 1: 1 with water for injection and inject no more than 0,0125 ml of the diluted solution. In complex infections, when amikacin is prescribed at a dosage of 10 mg / kg, 2 times less water for injection, 2,5 ml, is taken for dilution. There is already a diluted drug on sale, an analogue of Amikacin, called Lorikatsin. There, we also look at the content of the substance, and, if necessary, we dilute it with water for injection.

Translation of drugs from mg to ml

First, we consider how much to inject in ml per 1 kg of animal weight, if the medicine is in%, and it is necessary to inject in mg / kg:

x = (dosage * 100) / (percent drugs * 1000)

Example: drug 4,2%, dosage 5 mg/kg. Then it turns out: x u5d (100 * 4,2) / (1000 * 0,12) uXNUMXd XNUMX ml / kg

We consider how much to inject according to the weight of the animal:

x = (dosage received in ml * animal weight in grams) / 1000

Example: animal weight 300 g, then x u0,12d (300 * 1000) / 0,036 uXNUMXd XNUMX ml

Antibiotic Baytril

Baytril causes pain in turtles. Before the injection, the turtle should not be fed and watered, as vomiting is possible. After a course of antibiotics, there may be digestive problems that disappear within a month. To stimulate appetite, you can pierce a short course of the B-complex, for example, the medical ampouled drug Beplex. Baytril is not recommended to be diluted. it is stable only in an alkaline environment, it quickly becomes cloudy, losing effectiveness. Baytril is excreted faster in aquatic turtles, so they need to inject it daily, and land turtles every other day. Baytril should not be injected into species: Egyptian, pseudo-geographic, because it is bad for health. Amikacin should be used instead.

Information from the book “Turtles. Maintenance, diseases and treatment “D.B.Vasilyeva You can learn more about preparations here: www.vettorg.net

Analogues of Baytril 2,5% – Marbocil (only available in Ukraine, do not need to be diluted), Baytril 5%, Enroflon 5%, Enrofloxacin 5%, Enromag 5% – these are analogues, but they must be diluted immediately before the injection. It is diluted 1:1 with liquid for injection. After dilution – the dosage is the same as Baytril, but this is not recommended, because. the solution is not stable.

Marbocil and its analogues should be used with great care with the types of turtles: stellate and Egyptian.

For very small turtles, it is necessary to inject 0,01 ml of 2,5% Baytril undiluted and observe if there is vomiting, then dilute it 1: 1 next time with injection liquid.