Tortellini5
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Hi all,
I want to share the horrible accident I had today with Tortellini, everyday he gets a soak and then I take him to the patio to roam around. He was roaming in patio and he walked up to my patio chair which has a horizontal metal about 1/2 a centimeter-ish. He walked up to it with neck above the horizonal metal, as soon as he felt he touched metal he got scared/ retreated into shell which caused him to get the metal stuck between his neck and shell basically suffocating and choking himself to death. I thought he was dying on me and I tried everything to release him but he was locked in tight. Idk how long it went on but way too long and in the end I felt a small release that let me slide him out without much force. He went back to his shell after the trauma and then came out walking around ok. I am now at the vet to make sure there was no internal damage. He has been very active during the drive and trying to eat what he sees so I think good signs.
Vet says there is no sign of trauma or any pain from the exam they just performed so they are sending him home now.
I will be even more cautious in taking care of him while he is exploring.
If anyone has any advice on how to gain his confidence back and keep him comfortable I would like to hear.
So glad he is ok and he did not choke himself to death. Danger is everywhere with these little guys.
I want to share the horrible accident I had today with Tortellini, everyday he gets a soak and then I take him to the patio to roam around. He was roaming in patio and he walked up to my patio chair which has a horizontal metal about 1/2 a centimeter-ish. He walked up to it with neck above the horizonal metal, as soon as he felt he touched metal he got scared/ retreated into shell which caused him to get the metal stuck between his neck and shell basically suffocating and choking himself to death. I thought he was dying on me and I tried everything to release him but he was locked in tight. Idk how long it went on but way too long and in the end I felt a small release that let me slide him out without much force. He went back to his shell after the trauma and then came out walking around ok. I am now at the vet to make sure there was no internal damage. He has been very active during the drive and trying to eat what he sees so I think good signs.
Vet says there is no sign of trauma or any pain from the exam they just performed so they are sending him home now.
I will be even more cautious in taking care of him while he is exploring.
If anyone has any advice on how to gain his confidence back and keep him comfortable I would like to hear.
So glad he is ok and he did not choke himself to death. Danger is everywhere with these little guys.