Medications
Before administering any medications to your turtles, CONSULT a
vet!
Parasite Medications
| Drug |
Indications |
Dose/Method |
Schedule |
| Metronidazole (Flagyl) |
Amebiasis, Protozoans, Flagellates |
50 mg/kg PO |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Trimethoprim-Sulfa (SMZ-TMP) |
Coccidia |
30 mg/kg PO |
q/24 x 10 d |
| Praziquantel |
Tapeworms, cestodes |
3.5 -7 mg/kg SQ |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Dichlorvos |
Nematodes |
12.5mg/kg PO |
repeat in 2 weeks |
| Ivermectin,
(Ivomec) |
Roundworms, Hookworms, Lungworm. Pentastomids |
0.2 mg/kg SQ |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Chloroquine |
Blood parasites |
125 mg/kg PO |
q48 x 6d |
| Fenbendazole (Panacur) |
Nematodes, Hepatic Worms, Hookworm, Lungworm,
Strongyloides, Pentastomids |
40 - 100 mg/kg PO |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Thiabendazole |
Strongyloides |
20-25 mg/kg PO |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Niclosamide |
Tapeworms, cestodes |
150 mg/kg PO |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Sulfadiazine |
Coccidia |
75 mg/kg loading;45 mg/kg |
sid q 6 d |
| Milbemycin oxime |
Nematodes |
0.25 mg/kg SQ |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Levamisole |
Lungworm |
10 mg/kg IP |
repeat in 2 wks |
| Albendazole |
Ascarids |
50 mg/kg PO |
once |
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May be fatal
if administered to Indigo Snakes and tri-color ringed snakes |
| Fatal if administered to Turtles and
Tortoises |
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Potentially fatal -
see alternatives |
| Potentially fatal to Indigo
snakes, exercise caution with skinks
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Antibiotics / Antifungals / Antivirals
| Drug |
Indications |
Dosage/Method |
Schedule |
| Acyclovir |
herpes virus |
Topical |
sid /bid |
| Amikacin |
Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, Gram (-) |
2.5 mg/kg (up to 5 mg for q48 w/fluid support) IM |
q 72 x 12 d |
| Amoxicillin |
Gram(+) and Gram (-) (broad spectrum
Penicillin |
10 mg/kg SQ (w/aminoglycosides) |
sid x 7 d |
| Ampicillin |
Gram(+) and Gram (-) |
10 mg/kg SQ (up to 20 mg/kg ) |
sid x 7 d |
| Enrofloxacin(Baytril) |
Pseudomonas, mycobacteria, spirochetes, mycoplasma |
5 mg/kg IM (up to 10 mg/kg) (up to 15 mg/kg sid x 3d
for URI in tortoises) |
sid x 10 d |
| Ceftriaxone |
Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus |
50 mg/kg SQ |
sid x 7 d |
| Chloramphenicol |
Gram(+) & Gram (-)
(Pseudomonas res.) |
50 mg/kg SQ |
sid x 7 d |
| Gentamicin |
Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, Gram (-) |
2.5 mg/kg IM (up to 10 mg/kg sid x 2 d with fluid
support) |
q72 x 14 d |
| Griseofulvin |
Fungal dermatitis |
20-40 mg/kPO |
q72 x 15d |
| Ketoconazole |
aspergillus |
30 mg/kg PO |
q32 x 10 d |
| Lincomycin |
Gram(+) (clostridium, staphlococcus) |
6 mg/kg IM |
sid/bid x 10 d |
| Metronidazole |
anaerobes |
100-275 mg/kg PO |
repeat 2 wks |
| Nystatin |
GI candidiasis only! |
100,000 IU/kg PO |
q 24 x 10 d |
| Oxytetracycline |
Gram(+) and Gram (-) |
6-10 mg/kg IM |
q24 x 10 d |
| Penicillin (Potassium G) |
rapidly excreted, Gram (+) |
10,000 - 20,000 IU/kg IM |
tid or qid x 10 d |
| Piperacillin |
Pseudomonas |
50 - 100 mg/kg IM |
q 48 x 10 d |
| Silver Sulfadiazine |
SCUD, abscesses |
topical |
sid/bid |
| Tetracycline |
Gram(+) and Gram (-) rickettsia |
50 mg/kg SQ |
sid x 7 d |
| Trimethoprim-Sulfa |
Salmonella, Gram(-) & Gram(+) (Pseudomonas res.) |
30 mg/kg PO |
sid x 7 d |
| Tylosin |
mycoplasmids, vibrio |
5 mg/kg IM |
sid x 7 d |
References:
ACKERMAN, L. ed. The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles. T.F.H. 1996
FRYE, FL. Biomedical and Surgical Aspects of Captive Reptile Husbandry, 2nd ed.
T.F.H. 1991
MACARTHUR, S. Veterinary Management of Tortoises and Turtles. Blackwell Science.
1996
MADER, D R. (ed.) Reptile Medicine and Surgery. WB Saunders. 1996
ROSS, R. The Reproductive Husbandry of Pythons and Boas. The Institute for
Herpetological Research 1990
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