Difference between revisions of "Reptiles and Amphibians Q&A 19"
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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. | 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.
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| What is your diagnosis? | Periarticular gout. |
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| Had this tortoise lived, how would you have treated this condition? | 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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