salmaalsayyad
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Hi all,
My Indian star tortoise has been making a wheezing sound while breathing for years now. I have asked all vets I know but I am in Egypt and cannot find a single vet who knows how to deal with tortoises or who gave me any helpful opinion. Usually the wheezing sound would come and go but this time I feel her breathing is shorter as if her nose is blocked. We have had this tortoise in the family since I was a child (I am 29 now) and she was already quite big when she first arrived so she is fairly old now.
Anything I can do at all? It is usually warm in Egypt so I keep her out in the sun in the morning, and move her in at night because I feel the cold night weather would get her more sick. I thought about giving her warm water soaks but I am worried it might make her worse.
she is still active thankfully, and she eats normally. these days she keeps trying to eat dry cat food though which I keep around for my cats! Is this an indicator of anything.
Please help. I feel completely helpless.
Thanks a lot,
Salma
My Indian star tortoise has been making a wheezing sound while breathing for years now. I have asked all vets I know but I am in Egypt and cannot find a single vet who knows how to deal with tortoises or who gave me any helpful opinion. Usually the wheezing sound would come and go but this time I feel her breathing is shorter as if her nose is blocked. We have had this tortoise in the family since I was a child (I am 29 now) and she was already quite big when she first arrived so she is fairly old now.
Anything I can do at all? It is usually warm in Egypt so I keep her out in the sun in the morning, and move her in at night because I feel the cold night weather would get her more sick. I thought about giving her warm water soaks but I am worried it might make her worse.
she is still active thankfully, and she eats normally. these days she keeps trying to eat dry cat food though which I keep around for my cats! Is this an indicator of anything.
Please help. I feel completely helpless.
Thanks a lot,
Salma