my red ear slider has swallon eyes. What do i do?

Answer 1

Warning about Vitamin A Injections For Swollen Eyes

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Please, be utterly careful when having vitamin A or anything injected into your turtle. An overdose of vitamin A can kill a turtle in a painful manner. It is hard to decide the medication dosages for turtles.
It is done by weight, and a lot of a turtle's weight comes from the shell. A lot of people have become a lot more conservative in their treatments.

There are MANY causes for swollen eyes, and vitamin A deficiency is only one cause. Soaking the turtle twice a day for 15 minutes in a separate container and using Saline Solution or
Turtle Eye Clear will make the turtle more comfortable. You can start this immediately upon noticing the problem.

Add a small amount of vitamins to his food every other
day--I use bird vitamins and dust a piece of banana with it. Or you can feed Tender Vittels or another cat food with high vitamins once a week. Look for something that is relatively low in fat!

If his eyes get worse or don't improve, you may need to apply some antibiotics. See a veterinarian first, so you use the appropriate cream.

Vitamin A deficiency is caused by dietary problems.

Swollen eyes can also be caused by dusty litter, especially if you are using shavings of any kind, or by a bacterial infection, which can come from a dirty enclosure, or as a symptom together with respiratory infections or colds.

Don't assume automatically, that it is a
vitamin deficiency, but make sure the condition is evaluated properly.

If your turtle is sluggish, not eating, or shows any other symptoms together with the swollen eyes, see a veterinarian immediately. Your turtle has a serious health problem that needs treatment.

Answer 2

Swollen eyes is common in turtles and most often it is due to poor water quality. Us clean water and can apply some human eye ointment.

If you have been feeding it pellets, it would not likely be vitamin A deficient. All pellets have sufficient amount of vitamin A. A vitamin A shoy may help, but too much can be toxic.

The eye can be swollen if it is infected, which can be many reasons.

Does it have any other symptoms other than swollen eyes?

Here is a good article from ATP about various eye problems:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/medeyes.htm

Here is a link for herp vets:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/vetlisting.htm

Answer 3

Since swollen eyes are a sign of a severe vitamin deficiency and/or a respiratory infection and there is no at-home cure for this, you should seriously get your turtle to the vet. This problem can get worse and will eventually kill the turtle if not treated. Good luck with your little friend's health. I wish you both nothing but the best.

Answer 4

they have drops for red turtle eyes at the pet store. i just saw them. i think it is fairly common. we just got a red eared slider ourselves. pretty cool when they eat goldfish.

Answer 5

call a vet to see what they say and ask them if they is a way to cure it with out a vet visit first.

Answer 6

maybe start referring to it as a "red EYE slider"

Answer 7

Take your turtle to the vet.

Answer 8

take it to the vet

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vet

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vet