MANAGEMENT OF PODODERMATITIS WITH AN ORTHOTIC BOOT IN A SOUTHERN ISABELA GIANT TORTOISE (CHELONOIDIS VICINA)
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0185.1
Abstract: Abstract A 62-yr-old male Southern Isabela giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) had a 1-yr history of chronic, reoccurring pododermatitis on the palmar surface of the left forelimb. Aggressive wound management was instituted and included surgical debridement,… read more here.
Keywords: giant tortoise; southern isabela; management; orthotic boot ... See more keywords