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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.
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| What is your diagnosis? | Spirochaetosis. |
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| 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). |
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