SEPTICEMIC CUTANEOUS ULCERATIVE DISEASE IN A MULTI-SPECIES COLLECTION OF SEMI-AQUATIC TURTLES

Authors

  • Jesús Lescano G. Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal y Fauna Silvestre
  • Miryam Quevedo U. Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal y Fauna Silvestre
  • Víctor Fernández A. Clínica de Animales Menores, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i4.2730

Keywords:

red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta, yellow-spotted river turtle, Podocnemis unifilis, SCUD, captivity

Abstract

Septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease (SCUD) is a common problem in immunocompromised chelonians, which is usually associated to poor environmental quality and skin lesions. It is reported the case of a mixed group of semi-aquatic turtles conformed by two yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) and five red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) reared in a poor quality enclosure. The two P. unifilis showed severe clinical signs compatible with SCUD (erythema, skin erosions, lethargy and anorexia) whereas only two T. scripta showed mild signs of disease (erythema). The two P. unifilis were treated with enrofloxacin (10 mg/kg, subcutaneous, every 24 h) and the enclosure for the other animals was improved. One P. unifilis died at the second day of the treatment but the second turtle fully recovered in 14 days.

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Published

2013-12-30

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Comunicaciones

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How to Cite

Lescano G., J., Quevedo U., M., & Fernández A., V. (2013). SEPTICEMIC CUTANEOUS ULCERATIVE DISEASE IN A MULTI-SPECIES COLLECTION OF SEMI-AQUATIC TURTLES. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 24(4), 561-564. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i4.2730