tamzsturg
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Hi there, I recently made my first post discussing my little Horsefield Tarquin’s situation. He had stopped eating (apart from a mouthful a day seemingly just to please us) and just wanted to sleep and hide in a dark corner completely avoiding his bulbs. His bloodwork came back from the vets and they say he could have renal/kidney problems, wether its reversible or not is hard to tell The vet said he’s not amazing, but he’s not doing awfully, somewhere in the middle, so he still has a chance of getting better with the help of a feeding tube to get to him to drink and eat. I will do anything to make sure he survives this. However, Tarquin would have to be put under anaesthetic to have the op, and vet said should be hydrated as much as possible before we can do that. He doesn’t really drink when we bath him (twice a day at the moment), and he never uses his water bowl willingly. Does anyone have any words of wisdom or advice, or experiences with tortoises who develop renal/kidney issues? I can’t help but feel like I failed my baby, what if this has been slowly progressing since he came out of hibernation? I’m so upset and don’t know what to do, all I can think about is what did I do wrong, is this my fault?
- Tamzin
- Tamzin