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What should we pay attention to when giving an injection to a sick tortoise?

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Artificial turtles can be treated by taking medicine, injection, rubbing medicine or even medicine bath if they get sick, among which the effect of direct injection into the tortoise is the fastest and the effect is the best. However, the tortoise has a carapace and has more bones and less flesh. Therefore, the following points must be paid attention to when injecting the tortoise, otherwise it is easy to cause harm to the tortoise. 1. Choose the right injection site. The muscles of the legs of the front and rear limbs of the turtle are relatively plump, and the injection is generally done from this point of view. During the injection, the angle of injection should be 45 °with the limb, and the angle is too high to damage the fascia or bone.

Artificial turtles can be treated by taking medicine, injection, rubbing medicine or even medicine bath if they get sick, among which the effect of direct injection into the tortoise is the fastest and the effect is the best. However, the tortoise has a carapace and has more bones and less flesh. Therefore, the following points must be paid attention to when injecting the tortoise, otherwise it is easy to cause harm to the tortoise.

1. Choose the right injection site. The muscles of the legs of the front and rear limbs of the tortoise are relatively plump, and muscle injection is generally made from here. During the injection, the angle of the needle should be 45 °with the limb. If the angle is too high, the fascia or bone will be damaged, and serious cases will cause injury. Do not enter the needle from the neck of the tortoise, because the neck and neck of the tortoise has few muscles, and the blood vessels and nerves are rich. If you enter the needle from here, it is very easy to hurt the tortoise, resulting in the head and neck of the tortoise cannot stretch, bend and raise its head, and in severe cases, it will be paralyzed.

two。 Choose the right needle. Choose a small needle, not a thick needle or a long needle. The needle depth from small tortoise to big tortoise should be 5~15mm, too deep will damage the bone.

3. Calculate the dose accurately. Accurately calculate the dose according to the body weight of the tortoise, the injection volume should not be too large, and one site should not be injected too much, generally should be divided into 2-3 parts.

4. Strictly disinfect. Sick turtles should first dry water, syringe needles and turtle body injection sites should be strictly disinfected to avoid infection. After injection, let the turtle rest for a while, dry the water and then go into the water.

 
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