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Looks a bit like pus, and there are many
The photo shows pyoderma. Treatment: shave and clean with peroxide/alcohol, disinfect with iodine, apply antibacterial spray/ointment like erythromycin. Deep pyoderma needs oral antibiotics; keep the coat and environment dry and clean.
My turtle’s bottom shell is lifting up showing white — is it shell rot?
A lifted plastron revealing white tissue is generally shell rot. Caused by poor water quality or infected wounds, it can be fatal if untreated. Dry-dock the turtle, apply iodine and antibiotics; severe cases need oxytetracycline or potassium permanganate baths.
My Cat’s Nail Broke Off at the Base and Started Oozing Pus an Hour Later—What Should I Do?
A nail broken at the base can pull on the skin and easily become infected. Rinse with hydrogen peroxide, apply an antibiotic ointment, use an Elizabethan collar, and avoid baths while it heals.
It has been plucking constantly, almost all its feathers are gone, looks like it has worms – any reliable method? I don’t dare buy random medicine online
Feather plucking has many causes: anxiety, boredom, virus/mold/parasite infection, nutrient gaps. For example, giardia infection can cause plucking - deworm promptly, give some antibiotics, bathe often, ventilate, improve life quality. To stop plucking, put a collar on; disinfect bleeding wounds with iodine.
Red lump where a fibroma was squeezed out weeks ago; right neck swollen and foul-smelling
A red lump on a turtle's neck may be a local abscess from bacterial infection after improper fibroma removal, or malignant change into a fibrosarcoma. Sterile surgery at a vet is advised.
A turtle I’ve raised for about a year recently stopped eating for ten days, with red chin and occasional white film over the eyes
A white film over the eyes is likely white-eye disease. Treat with medicated baths and dry-docking; apply chloramphenicol or ofloxacin drops or erythromycin ointment early, and keep dry except during baths. Severe cases need systemic antibiotics and draining.
Turtle not eating but active, eyes won’t open, for half a year
Chronic turtle white-eye disease needs medicated baths and dry-docking with erythromycin. Severe cases need antibiotics and drainage.
My turtle has white-eye disease and rubs off the erythromycin
Treat white-eye with medicated baths plus eye drops. Bathe in amoxicillin-clavulanate water (50-100 mg/L) 30+ min, then levofloxacin drops twice daily for a week; adjust water and raise temperature if severe, with antibiotic injection.
My dog has red bumps on its head and legs with thickened skin – what’s wrong?
Red, thickened bumps suggest demodex, scabies or a fungal infection, possibly mixed. Get a skin scraping; if unavailable, use an ivermectin parasite treatment and medicated baths.
My dog has a swollen lump inside its ear that is painful to touch – what’s wrong?
The ear lump is likely a bacterial infection. Use an Elizabethan collar, a pet ear cleaner and antibiotic ointment; keep the ear canal clean and dry.