Day 3.  An emaciated 12-year-old red-eared slider is constipated.
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2018-09-11

Today is Day 3 of in-patient treatment at Toa Payoh Vets.  She will eat around 10 pellets daily. But no stools are seen in the tank. 3 days of constipation at Toa Payoh Vets.

More than 3 days. The slider had not pooped for 7 days. That was why the worried owner consulted Toa Payoh Vets. 

X-RAYS. Show the stomach and duodenum (small intestine nearer to the stomach) were impacted with dense material. Normally, the guts are not visible on X-ray (show another X-ray of normal slider). 

DAY 4 VIDEO. More active inside the water. Moves. Still no poop. Ate around 10 pellets today. (Video). 



X-rays show impaction of the stomach and duodenum (small intestine).  Oil laxatives are given. Today is Day 3. Still no stools. Continue syringe feeding of oil and multi-vitamins. She ate around 70 pellets today (see video), but these pellets need to be pushed towards her as she does not swim towards them as in normal sliders.