Use of carbenicillin in two species of tortoise (Testudo graeca and T hermanni).
A preliminary investigation of the blood levels of carbenicillin, after the administration of a single intramuscular injection, suggests that the tortoise's bladder may act as a reservoir of antibiotic that is available for resorption. This phenomenon could confound the establishment of a safe, effective dose regime for antibiotics, in tortoises, which are excreted in an unchanged active form in urine.
D000818:Animals; D002228:Carbenicillin / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D014426:Turtles / Q000097:blood*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000378:metabolism
D002228:Carbenicillin