UPDATE: for anyone worried or anxious looking at this thread in the future, the tort is doing fine. Treated him with 5 doses of anti bacteria recommended by a vet and kept its eye clean with sterile water. The swelling has subsided and its eye's black shine is slowly coming back. The tort had...
Yup, I have realised that. Already working on their enclosure's partition. BTW this is the first time my tortoise has seen a vet in its 3 years with me, I am a bit anxious with giving it antibiotics. Do general use antibiotics for reptiles have any side-effects?
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Really appreciate all the help, friends.
I have been to the vet, he has advised me to clean the wound with Sodium Chloride Intravenous Solution daily along with an anti-bacteria to be consumed orally for 5 days, 1 time a day while feeding. The wound is on the outside, no damage in the...
Current situation after an hour, looks better. Would still appreciate any help. How long can I wait before showing it to a vet, COVID has made things any easier.
I understand, however, any recommendation? things i should i look for i.e. medicine. I wont self medicate but at least need some leads to judge if the vet I am talking to has some sense on what he/she is talking about. As i mentioned before, no good vets in my area who can look at tortoises...
Hello everyone, my tortoise's eye got injured probably by the other one living in its enclosure (my mistake). The other eye is fine. Should I be concerned? I have washed the area and tried to clean it with a swab. Problem is that there are no good tortoise vets near me so any help in this regard...