Thank you so much for your kind words and advice
We wanted to give you an update — she is actually still moving and even climbing around as if nothing is wrong! It really surprises us given how serious her condition is. Because of this we are giving her 3 warm baths per day, and she also has...
Here is the full medical report from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (the top veterinary school in France), so you can see exactly what was diagnosed and treated.
Medical history timeline:
• 12/08/2025: Consultation for diarrhea for 2 weeks, with lethargy and digestive...
Thank you so much for your response.
Let me explain the full situation. We are based in France. Our tortoise is 22 years old and for 19 years she has been doing absolutely great — healthy, active, eating well. Everything changed after she caught worms, which we believe came from a new tortoise...
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice about my Hermann’s tortoise. She has been diagnosed with gout at an advanced stage. Despite everything, she is still moving around, exploring her enclosure and doing her business normally — which gives us hope.
The problem is that she has completely stopped...
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice about my Hermann’s tortoise. She has been diagnosed with gout at an advanced stage. Despite everything, she is still moving around, exploring her enclosure and doing her business normally — which gives us hope.
The problem is that she has completely stopped...
Hello I give you some news. My turtle eats and takes a few steps but the analysis shows the beginning of renal failure. I suspect the dose of panacure administered was perhaps overdosed. They advise us to give her the antibiotic anyway and to hydrate her as much as possible and warm her up (we...
No, she didn’t have to be anesthetized. But the parasite she had was a worm which, for her size, was apparently very large. So they gave her a double dose, and from the moment she expelled the worm she started to become lethargic and stopped moving. And yesterday, when I took her back to the...
I don’t know exactly where the eggshell fragments were located, but the vet said they were not blocking the transit, since she already passed stool yesterday. Today she hasn’t eaten and hasn’t passed anything. I’m waiting to see tomorrow. She slept the whole day and seems very tired.
During examination they also found unidentified objects in the intestines, which turned out to be eggshell fragments (my mother had fed her some).
Could eggshell fragments cause such problems (immobility, disorientation)?
We prefer not to give any additional medication until we have the blood...
Bonjour,
Ma tortue d'Hermann (Testudo hermanni), pesant 1,3 kg, a expulsé un parasite. Le vétérinaire lui a ensuite administré du fenbendazole (Panacur) à la dose de 100 mg/kg (130 mg au total).
Depuis lors, elle est complètement immobile, avec des mouvements désorientés et incapable de se...