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Reptiles and Amphibians Q&A 19 (view source)
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'''This necropsy specimen is of a tortoise’s forelimb incised in sagittal section. The tortoise had been reluctant to walk.'''
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|q1=What is your diagnosis?
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Periarticular gout.
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|q2=Had this tortoise lived, how would you have treated this condition?
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Increase the tortoise’s hydration by feeding moisture-laden food – for example, soft fruit.
Decrease sources of dietary animal protein.
Administer allopurinol orally (10–15mg/kg daily). Allopurinol will only reduce the amount of urate salts produced by the liver; it does not diminish the urates already deposited in and around the joints and in other sites.
Small (0.10–0.75mg/kg) oral doses of aspirin will provide some relief from the pain associated with gout, but may predispose the tortoise to gastrointestinal irritation and bleeding.
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'''This necropsy specimen is of a tortoise’s forelimb incised in sagittal section. The tortoise had been reluctant to walk.'''
<br />
<FlashCard questions="3">
|q1=What is your diagnosis?
|a1=
Periarticular gout.
|l1=
|q2=Had this tortoise lived, how would you have treated this condition?
|a2=
Increase the tortoise’s hydration by feeding moisture-laden food – for example, soft fruit.
Decrease sources of dietary animal protein.
Administer allopurinol orally (10–15mg/kg daily). Allopurinol will only reduce the amount of urate salts produced by the liver; it does not diminish the urates already deposited in and around the joints and in other sites.
Small (0.10–0.75mg/kg) oral doses of aspirin will provide some relief from the pain associated with gout, but may predispose the tortoise to gastrointestinal irritation and bleeding.
|l2=
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