Kmouse64
New Member
I have a 10 month old Sulcata tortoise. Just this past Sunday I noticed some bubbles coming from his nose, one at a time and a couple of days later I heard him making a clicking sound. I asked a vet online and I got advice on his habitat, including temperature and humidity plus some diet advice. I was told he probably had a respiratory infection and to watch him and get him to a vet. In the meanwhile I changed his substrate, got a stronger basking bulb and UVB light and added a ceramic heat emitter to keep the temperature in his enclosure above 80 at night. I saw some improvement in a couple of days, no more bubbles but I had made a vet appointment, so I took him. The vet took xrays and said she didn't see any pneumonia but she heard clicking sounds so she prescribed Tazicef (ceftazadime) and she gave him the first injection. She gave me 29 pre filled injections, one for each day for a whole month. Is this a normal course of treatment? Has anyone else had this for their tortoise before? I am so nervous about giving these injections. What if I don't get it all in or miss a dose? I need some advice please. Thank you.