Reptiles and Amphibians Q&A 04

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This is one of a shipment of Asian box turtles that was received by a pet distributor. Several of these turtles exhibited marked depression and died within a day or two after arrival. Once a diagnosis was made, the rest of the turtles were treated and recovered. A stained blood film was made from one of these turtles.

Question	Answer		Article
What is your diagnosis?	Spirochaetosis.		[[|Link to Article]]
What would your treatment be for the rest of the turtles?	Daily intramuscular injections of enrofloxacin (10mg/kg for 10 days) and daily intracoelomic injections of lactated Ringer’s solution (20ml/kg for 10 days).		[[|Link to Article]]