Treatment of Bath with Enrofloxacin in Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) Suffer from Conjunctivitis and Its Results

İŞLER C. T., ALTUĞ M. E., SEÇER F. S., CANTEKİN Z.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.429-431, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9775/kvfd.2014.12621
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.429-431
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Conjunctivitis, Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, Enrofloxacin, Bath treatment, TURTLE CARETTA-CARETTA, DISEASES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Conjunctivitis is frequently seen in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). If the diseases are untreated, it can cause starvation and death. This study was performed on eleven red-eared sliders with conjunctivitis. Clinical findings were closed eyes, chemosis and unilaterally or bilaterally tear secretion, loss of sight and anorexia. Conjuctival swap samples were taken for bacterial examination. Aeromonas hydrophyla and Pseudomonas spp. were detected in microbiological analysis. In treatment were performed bath with enrofloxacine solutions (5 mg/L), 3% boric acid solution and oral Vitamin A (5.000 IU/L). In all cases, full recovery was seen following the treatment. This is the first report about enrofloxacin bath for using conjuctivitis in red-eared sliders. As a result; bath with enrofloxacin solutions may be a suitable alternative treatment for red-eared sliders with conjunctivitis.