intramuscular injection of ceftazidime for red eared slider

[@juliapadilla4064]

Is it ok if the antibiotic injection is in the rear leg? I’ve read from the VCA website that it shouldn’t because the medicine will get filtered by the kidneys before it gets a chance to circulate. My vet has been injecting my res in the rear legs and I want to make sure it’s effective. Thank you for your time and knowledge Dr. Kline.

[@amandamarary1185]

Hi Julia! Vet tech here, injections should only be in the front half of the body otherwise the kidneys will filter it out too quickly and the injections will be for nothing. Sorry for late reply but this channel just got recommended to me a few days ago. Best wishes for your lil one!!❤

[@juliapadilla4064]

@@amandamarary1185 thank you for confirming. I had brought it up to the Vet techs there at that time and they looked at me stunned and said it didn’t matter. I hope they did some research on turtles after that. She did end up getting better though but probably no thanks to the injections. 🤦🏻‍♀️