I am having a red ear slider, two years old, he was taken to a vet, to get her nails cut, all the four legs nails the vet have cut using a big nail cutter, but while cutting my turtle became aggressive and he bite the assistant of vet, then later on as I came home along with my turtle, he can't walk from the back two legs plus not eating properly, not even urinating or excreting Properly, after 3 or 4 days he might excrete

Updated On November 6th, 2017

Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | 2 years and 6 months old

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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It is a natural trait of the males to have long nails. Being aquatic turtles the length of the nails does not cause them any issues with movement and therefore should be left long. Cutting the nails should not be done UNLESS they are growing in an abnormal orientation. There is a vein that runs down into the nail. If you hit this vein while trimming the nails or get very close to it the toe(s) will be very sore for quite a while. So my guess is that this is the reason he is not walking and the reason he bit the vet assistant. I suggest you call the vet and ask them for some pain medication that you can give Mangi. That will make him feel better and then he may start to eat again. In the future DO NOT have the nails trimmed unless there is an actual medical reason to do so. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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