Our visit to a reptile specialist

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Moo, your saga with Jacques is such an uplifting experience, as well as a challenge to me. I am going to seek out a Chelan veterinarian right away. Our tortoises have been to our general practice vet for various issues and wellness checks, but never to a doctor that specializes in tortoises. They have never been truly sick. As we have acquired new family members, we have had fecal and blood labs performed for general health and to check for parasites at our local veterinarian, which is all well and good. Now however, I'm going to seek out a proper Chelan practitioner. . . preparing for the inevitable. Thank you.
Orv, are you aware the forum has a list of veterinarians that members have reported back as being good with turtles/ tortoises?
I found the doc who is treating Jacques on that list, and my regular vet also said if Jacques or Elsa needed any sort of medical treatment, he is the one she would refer to. :)
 

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Orv, are you aware the forum has a list of veterinarians that members have reported back as being good with turtles/ tortoises?
I found the doc who is treating Jacques on that list, and my regular vet also said if Jacques or Elsa needed any sort of medical treatment, he is the one she would refer to. :)
Yes, thank you Moo. Living here in So. California we have several good choices. I'm going to inquire of our general practice vet to see if she has any recommendations.
 

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Yes, thank you Moo. Living here in So. California we have several good choices. I'm going to inquire of our general practice vet to see if she has any recommendations.
Great! :)
 

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Very happy to read Jacques is continueing to improve. I am looking forward to photos of her installed in her home tank. Mooz it would be so great to have you as a neighbor! We could have tea and talk turtle.:<3::)
 

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Very happy to read Jacques is continueing to improve. I am looking forward to photos of her installed in her home tank. Mooz it would be so great to have you as a neighbor! We could have tea and talk turtle.:<3::)

Yes, it WOULD be nice![emoji2]
How far is Temecula from San Francisco?
 

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Temecula is about one hour north of San Diego. We are in Riverside County. San Francisco is about an eight hour drive. Will you be visiting the area soon?
 

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Temecula is about one hour north of San Diego. We are in Riverside County. San Francisco is about an eight hour drive. Will you be visiting the area soon?

One of my nieces is getting married in San Francisco this November. Hubby and I are staying on a few extra days.
One of my sisters-in-law lives near San Diego in Olivenheim. We visit them every couple of years, so that’s another option! [emoji2]
 

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One of my nieces is getting married in San Francisco this November. Hubby and I are staying on a few extra days.
One of my sisters-in-law lives near San Diego in Olivenheim. We visit them every couple of years, so that’s another option! [emoji2]
My husband and I grew up minutes from Olivenhain. He grew up in Del Mar and I grew up in Solana Beach. Olivenhain is a beautiful area. It is about an hour from us.
 

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This is great information and serendipitous for me. I just got my first tort (a redfoot called Noodles) and was about to start searching for a vet. I live in New Orleans, so this is perfect. Thank you for the rec--my search is over!
 

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This is great information and serendipitous for me. I just got my first tort (a redfoot called Noodles) and was about to start searching for a vet. I live in New Orleans, so this is perfect. Thank you for the rec--my search is over!

WOO HOO!!!! [emoji2][emoji106]
 

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Great news: I heard from the vet earlier and Jacques can come home tomorrow!!![emoji2][emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
She’ll go back in one week for a follow up check and blood count. [emoji2][emoji106]
 

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Great news: I heard from the vet earlier and Jacques can come home tomorrow!!![emoji2][emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
She’ll go back in one week for a follow up check and blood count. [emoji2][emoji106]
Been following this post, this is great news!! So happy for you and Jacques!! [emoji4]
 

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One of my nieces is getting married in San Francisco this November. Hubby and I are staying on a few extra days.
One of my sisters-in-law lives near San Diego in Olivenheim. We visit them every couple of years, so that’s another option! [emoji2]
I met my husband in San Francisco, where we were both living at the time. He was born in San Diego.

So glad to hear the good news about Jacques. She is a cutie!
 

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Thank you TechnoCheese, Jay Bagley and Big Charlie!!! :):<3:
 

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Jacques will come home to a freshly cleaned tank and a new basking platform (she will probably avoid the new basking platform for a while, until she has studied it enough to decide it's safe! :p)

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One of my nieces is getting married in San Francisco this November. Hubby and I are staying on a few extra days.
One of my sisters-in-law lives near San Diego in Olivenheim. We visit them every couple of years, so that’s another option! [emoji2]
Yvonne is about 2 hours south of San Fran and I'm about 3 hours south of her.

Just guys might just have to journey south a bit and visit some friends!

Thank you for the informative thread on your vet experience.
 
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