A 16-year-old female red-eared slider swims lop-sided to the right. Why?
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2018-08-28

Day 3 of in-patient treatment.
Anorexia more than 2 months, lethargy and swimming lop-sided towards the right. X-ray showed radio-dense area in the right side and lower half of the body. This opacity existed before consulting Vet 1. But lop-sided swimming occurred several days after feeding orally 3 drops daily of Vet 1's Calcium drops for softness of shell edges. The slider was fed chicken meat for the last six months in addition to vegetables, like her sibling who is normal. Her previous
diet was pellets and vegetables.  

In-patient treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and syringe feeding with Critical Care, vitamins and pellets 3 x per day. Very little yellowish stool is passed daily
Vet 1 diagnosed constipation