5 in-patient red-eared sliders warded for not eating, shell rot and swollen eyelids.
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 02/08/2017

August 3, 2017. Recently 5 sick red-eared sliders were in-patient at Toa Payoh Vets 

Case 1 and 2. Two hatchlings did not eat for the past week. Likely to be respiratory infections or stress.  Oral medication is given. One hatchling ate yesterday as evident by passing of stools in the water. Another started eating the pellets. Both will go home the next day.  
 
Case 3. This older 4-month-old slider came in for shell rot (white spots) 2 months ago. Fully recovered but the owner does not respond to phone calls. 

Case 4. One-year-old albino red-eared slider is being warded for severe shell rot healing. Owner was unable to cure it with dry docking and Chinese medical oil. The rotted shell expanded in area and went deeper into the tissues. 

It will take at least 4 weeks to get shell rot cured. Has excellent appetite. Eats around 30 Marsuri pellets daily.  

Case 5. 11-year-old slider had swollen right eyelids and white tissues on the cornea of the right eye. He had this problem around 3 months ago.  No more swollen eyelids but corneal tissue can still be seen in the right eye. Left eyelid at nasal end is still inflamed due to rubbing. Has poor appetite. Swollen eyelids could be due to eye irritation from the water contents.    

The above cases are representative of common medical conditions seen in Singapore at Toa Payoh Vets