Recovery Case
🐢 Grace’s journey back to health! 🐢
Grace, a 35-year-old Red-eared slider, came to us with swollen eyes and no appetite.
We found a severe mouth infection with pus and plaques.
🧪 Blood tests confirmed infection, and cytology of the mouth showed lots of inflammatory cells with bacteria.
💉 We started antibiotics, daily mouth cleaning, and force feeding
(yes — reptiles need food support too!)
After one month of treatment, her mouth healed, her blood was back to normal, and she’s finally eating again!
💡 Turtle tip: reptiles often hide illness until it’s advanced.
They need proper UVB + heat lamps,
and if they stop eating, assisted feeding and vet care are essential for recovery.