star tortoise may die (bladder stones)

[Madelaine]

Hi,
My star see vet today. Star refused to eat about one month and force feeding is done everyday. Very scanty stool is passed. See vet for five times.
X-Ray taken before with bladder stone. Last week, star passed two tiny stones. Repeat x- ray today, bladder stones still here. Vet said that star is need to do operation for removing the stne but star is too small. The survival rate is only 40% but if the star is lucky, star can continue to survive. If no operation is done, the star will deteroirate slowly, then die.
I felt very sad, what can i do? Please help

 

[dmmj]

Sorry to hear your situation, I agree with the vet, I would go for the operation, to give the animal a chance, if it were mine.

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks for your advice, dmmj.

 

[stojanovski92113]

I'm sorry to hear about your tortoise!!! If there is a chance with surgery, I would most definitely go through with it. In the long run he could be recovered and healthy again.

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks for your advice, stojanovski92113

 

[Krabby]

Poor little Star! In order to save Star, the operation needs to be done. Thank you for being such a great tort parent!

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks for your advice, Krabby

 

[Yvonne G]

You can try mineral oil (sometimes called white oil, liquid paraffin, pariffinum liquidum, and liquid petroleum. Baby oil refers to a perfumed mineral oil)

Squirt a couple of droppers-ful into the cloaca. Place some on a lettuce leaf and roll up the leaf and feed it to the tortoise. Don't ever squirt mineral oil down a tortoise's throat because he may aspirate it.

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks for your advice, Yvonne. Paraffin is used when no passing stool for three days. Then Star will pass stool after feeding the paraffin via stomach tube. Star always smell the food but no appetite. In these two days, star only ate few mouthful of vegetables. He always vey sleepy. He only active walk around about 15 minutes after soaking. He also very active if he exposed to subshine. He only 77 gm.
I love my star very much.

 

[stojanovski92113]

Please keep us updated on your little star...we wish your little one the very best!!

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks for your advice, Yvonne. Paraffin is used when no passing stool for three days. Then Star will pass stool after feeding the paraffin via stomach tube. Star always smell the food but no appetite. In these two days, star only ate few mouthful of vegetables. He always vey sleepy. He only active walk around about 15 minutes after soaking. He also very active if he exposed to subshine. He only 77 gm.
I love my star very much.

 

[Madelaine]

Thanks, stojanovski92113

 

[Gillian M]

So sorry to hear that your cute little star has serious health issues. If I were youI'd go for the surgery...you know: hope is the last thing to die, so don't despair and take it easy.

 

[Madelaine]

So sorry to hear that your cute little star has serious health issues. If I were youI'd go for the surgery...you know: hope is the last thing to die, so don't despair and take it easy.

Thanks, gillian moore

 

[Tom]

So that we may learn, how often did you soak this tortoise prior to this problem? What do you feed it? Any supplements? I'd like to try to learn why this happened.

 

[Madelaine]

So that we may learn, how often did you soak this tortoise prior to this problem? What do you feed it? Any supplements? I'd like to try to learn why this happened.

I soak star twice daily for 15 minutes each. Hay grass and mazuri is provided daily. Calcium supplement is given weekly.

 

[Tom]

I soak star twice daily for 15 minutes each. Hay grass and mazuri is provided daily. Calcium supplement is given weekly.

How long have you had him?

 

[Madelaine]

So that we may learn, how often did you soak this tortoise prior to this problem? What do you feed it? Any supplements? I'd like to try to learn why this happened.

How long have you had him?

15 months

 

[turtlelady80]

That's very sad I'm sorry Please keep us updated...

 

[bouaboua]

Have you make up your mind to have operation to your star? Wish all the best to you two.