Hello everyone,
Recently one of my young tortoises has fallen ill, sticking its neck out and opening its mouth (I assume to breathe).
As a responsible pet owner I obviously went to a (specialised) vet, and he prescribed some antibiotics to combat the pneumonia.
Since opening its mouth its not easy (read: impossibe) I figured : I'll just wait untill she sticks out her neck & opens mouth, insert the syringe, then insert medication.
Works perfectly fine if it wasn't for the fact that it seems to be coming out her nose and/or gets coughed up into a bubbly mess. So i'm thinking i'm actually inserting the medication into her lungs instead of her stomach :/ and this seems, to me, a big no-no.
Any tips on how to fix this? I don't think she ever breathes through her nose anymore really and she never eats/drinks anymore either (so putting it on that isn't an option).
thanks!
Recently one of my young tortoises has fallen ill, sticking its neck out and opening its mouth (I assume to breathe).
As a responsible pet owner I obviously went to a (specialised) vet, and he prescribed some antibiotics to combat the pneumonia.
Since opening its mouth its not easy (read: impossibe) I figured : I'll just wait untill she sticks out her neck & opens mouth, insert the syringe, then insert medication.
Works perfectly fine if it wasn't for the fact that it seems to be coming out her nose and/or gets coughed up into a bubbly mess. So i'm thinking i'm actually inserting the medication into her lungs instead of her stomach :/ and this seems, to me, a big no-no.
Any tips on how to fix this? I don't think she ever breathes through her nose anymore really and she never eats/drinks anymore either (so putting it on that isn't an option).
thanks!