Blood flow detection in an Eastern chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia reticularia) oviductal egg
2025
C.M. Collier | K. Spaulding | R. DeBolt | L.S. Christian | M. Lowe | G.A. Lewbart
A gravid, previously-injured, female, wild Eastern chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia reticularia) was treated by the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Turtle Rescue Team for prolonged anorexia and possible dystocia. Medical management included successful induction of oviposition with oxytocin. Radiographs and ultrasonography were used to confirm the presence of eggs within the oviducts prior to oxytocin therapy. Ultrasonography revealed Doppler blood flow within at least one egg and the presence of a developing embryo. It is hypothesized that these findings may be unique to Eastern chicken turtles. This case demonstrated that case management may be complicated by a patient’s medical history and also unique life-history traits.
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