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Originally Posted by chattiesmom  I am so very sorry that little Maggy May is not feeling well, on top of all of your family sickness right now. Gee whiz, when it rains it pours. I hope EVERYONE in your house and family gets better very soon - I'll keep you all in my thoughts  and prayers  .
Just a thought - did you happen to mention to the vet that you had moved Daisy into the house. I know that turtles (and other reptiles) carry salmonella - I wonder if she has contracted that from sweet Daisy? |
Ya, I told the vet about that, I also let him know she's a box turtle and not a water turtle, I know water turtles cause a lot more problems with upper respitory problems. I NEVER let Maggy May around Daisy, she's in a huge tank that sits way up on a very long dresser we have with a top on it, so nothing can get in or out. I ALWAYS wash my hands with iodine, hand sanitizer and dish washing liquid that has bleach added to it after I touch Daisy and after I touch her dish to feed her. Call me crazy but I just want to make sure I have clean hands before I go touching Maggy or the other furbutts in the house. I even put all the furkids away in their kennels while I get Daisy her food cause I won't touch them until I've washed my hands. I don't take Daisy out and let her walk around the floors or anything. I change her water in her pool daily, I wash her dish daily and she has clean peat moss I purchased at the store to fill her tank with. Her enclosure inside as well as the one I have her in through the warmer months of the year are kept very clean. Heck, I even wash off the night crawlers before I put them in her dish for her. I went earlier this evening and got rice and boneless skinless chicken breast and trimmed any fat off of it, boiled it, rinsed it all really good and gave her some, so far she's kept it down and hasn't puked. I'm hoping and praying tomorrow will be a better day.