How to treat hemorrhagic intestinal necrosis in soft-shelled turtles
How to treat hemorrhagic intestinal necrosis in soft-shelled turtles
How to treat hemorrhagic intestinal necrosis in soft-shelled turtles
Symptoms: The body surface of the diseased turtle is intact and undamaged, and the plastron is mostly milky white, with occasional individual cases covered in blood streaks; the internal organs show two types: (1) Congestive type: the stomach and intestines are congested, dark red or dark purple, the intestines are filled with blood or blood clots, the intestinal tract contains no food, is eroded and necrotic; the spleen is dark red and enlarged; the liver is grayish black or bluish gray, with some punctate congestion and erosion; the gallbladder is enlarged; the reproductive organs are severely congested, and the ovaries appear dark purple and hemorrhagic. (2) Blood-loss type: most internal organs have lost blood and appear white, and occasionally 1 dark purple blood clot can be seen among the liver, heart, and lungs. Before dying, the diseased turtle mainly shows the following: floating on the water surface, not sinking to the bottom, and appearing restless and agitated.
Pattern of occurrence: It mainly harms adult turtles, parent turtles, and young turtles weighing 100-200 grams. The epidemic season is from May to July, with a peak incidence at a water temperature of 25-30°C.
Prevention and treatment methods: (1) Sprinkle strong chlorinated lime evenly over the whole pond to make the pond water reach a concentration of (1-1.2) x 10-6, or sprinkle chlorine dioxide over the whole pond to make the pond water reach a concentration of 0.5 x 10-6, sprinkling once every 3 days for 2-3 consecutive treatments. (2) Orally administer Chinese herbal medicines such as isatis root, sophora root, Andrographis paniculata, and Japanese knotweed, at a dosage of 10 grams of the above Chinese herbal medicine mixture per kilogram of turtle body weight, mixed into feed and fed for 3-5 consecutive days. (3) Mix Bingduqing (Chinese herbal medicine powder) into feed and feed it by adding 10 grams per amount of feed for 10-15 consecutive days.
Symptoms: The body surface of the diseased turtle is intact and undamaged, and the plastron is mostly milky white, with occasional individual cases covered in blood streaks; the internal organs show two types: (1) Congestive type: the stomach and intestines are congested, dark red or dark purple, the intestines are filled with blood or blood clots, the intestinal tract contains no food, is eroded and necrotic; the spleen is dark red and enlarged; the liver is grayish black or bluish gray, with some punctate congestion and erosion; the gallbladder is enlarged; the reproductive organs are severely congested, and the ovaries appear dark purple and hemorrhagic. (2) Blood-loss type: most internal organs have lost blood and appear white, and occasionally 1 dark purple blood clot can be seen among the liver, heart, and lungs. Before dying, the diseased turtle mainly shows the following: floating on the water surface, not sinking to the bottom, and appearing restless and agitated.
Pattern of occurrence: It mainly harms adult turtles, parent turtles, and young turtles weighing 100-200 grams. The epidemic season is from May to July, with a peak incidence at a water temperature of 25-30°C.
Prevention and treatment methods: (1) Sprinkle strong chlorinated lime evenly over the whole pond to make the pond water reach a concentration of (1-1.2) x 10-6, or sprinkle chlorine dioxide over the whole pond to make the pond water reach a concentration of 0.5 x 10-6, sprinkling once every 3 days for 2-3 consecutive treatments. (2) Orally administer Chinese herbal medicines such as isatis root, sophora root, Andrographis paniculata, and Japanese knotweed, at a dosage of 10 grams of the above Chinese herbal medicine mixture per kilogram of turtle body weight, mixed into feed and fed for 3-5 consecutive days. (3) Mix Bingduqing (Chinese herbal medicine powder) into feed and feed it by adding 10 grams per amount of feed for 10-15 consecutive days.