Update! After Harrison’s 2nd round of antibiotics for her RI she was still not eating. The vet thought she was having kidney failure. I think her kidney levels tested high because her blood was drawn after her first set of antibiotics so figured that’s what could have thrown it off.
I took...
Hey, just wanted to update you since you suggested going home with fluids. Today, I put Harrison outside with some food and let her be. Within a few minutes she ate all the greens and a little zucchini! It was the first time she ate in weeks! We had an appointment with the vet to be shown...
So a little good news! Today, I put her outside with some food even though she hasn’t been eating on her own and she took a few bites. She seemed to have a hard time swallowing and seemed to be in some pain. She also had a little fluid coming out of her nostrils. Guessing she still has some...
Thanks for the advice. I will be syringe feeding her at home. She hasn’t eaten on her own in a couple weeks. She came home from vet Monday and I took her in today so they could feed her again. She was able to open her mouth and I put food in her mouth and she ate it, but she will not do it...
Yes, the antibiotics were for her respiratory infection. She then got worse and after blood work we found she was having kidney issues. I’m at the vet now so I will ask about it. She just said the uric acid was double what it should be. For now, they syringe fed her and gave her fluids. I...
Sorry she had a respiratory infection with this before her test results came back. She did Fortaz and now baytril. The vet said to finish them since her infection is almost gone.
She’s only in there at night, but yes I agree she needs a bigger house. We just purchased a new for her I just went with what the pet store suggested at the time not knowing. The vet also said pet store tortoises don’t always do well because you don’t know their history. At this point I’m...
Thank you for your input. I’ve been reading and making changes based on what I’ve seen on here. I think I will continue with antibiotics and daily soaks. I’m really hoping she snaps out of it, just curious about the time frame and just scared I’m keeping her alive and she’s in a lot of pain...
She is a Russian tortoise. About 6 inches long. She gets to roam my yard in the day and at night she has a 20 gallon tank. She has retire bark with coconut fiber. Her lights are on a timer so she’s also getting 12 hours in case she’s not outside as long. Her tank is always 80 degrees on one...
She is about 5. I purchased her from a pet store about 5 months ago. So I’m not sure if she wasn’t properly taken care of or not. She also escaped one day and went 3 houses down. Wondering if she also ate a plant with weed killer or something. The vet seemed like she may not make it and...
Hello, I am new here but wanted to know if anyone has had a similar experience. My tortoise has been sick for over 2 weeks. This last week I took her to the vet to get blood work and xrays to see what could be wrong. Her blood tests came back and she seems to be having kidney failure. She’s...