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My thoughts are that even if the vet was wrong and it is shell rot and/or SCUD that the antibiotics would help with that too. So whatever the issue is I think the antibiotics will clear it either way.

Almost exactly what the vet said! Thank you!

Update: Vet appointment over! Vet said it was most likely trauma, probably a dog bite, (which we suspected) that caused all of the issues. She debrided the two main spots and one goes down to the bone...which makes her think it's a dog bite due to shell rot not doing that as often especially...

Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for it

I wasn't going to use athletes cream anyway..I don't have any plus it needs antibiotics..

I understand what you're saying now, but I still dont know the science behind it lol. Thanks for explaining your thoughts!

Yeah! They were improving. We'd only been treating for about a week but one of them was almost completely covered over? Scabbed over? I don't know the right word. The more I look at it, the more I think all the injuries on the top of the shell were from dogs, especially the bite mark taken out...

This is what I've been doing for the shell rot! It's the red spots we are most concerned about! But the rot has gotten significantly worse since before he went missing. Previously it was 2 tiny little dents.

I just realized there was an ant on him in the picture. It has been killed

Lol thank you. That's what I thought but I didn't want to respond for fear of being wrong. I think this person is thinking of something else. (I have only seen "use Antibiotic cream and if it doesn't help after a whole go to vet")

Here are some photos! Most of the issues are shell rot I believe, but we do think it's like very very likely that my neighbors dogs (he has 3 adult labs, and 7 lab puppies) could've bitten him or nipped him. We also think he could've fallen or injured himself. The red spot has actually seemed to...

Oh I'm sorry I do not get notifications ! I will post a photo now! The vet appt. Is in a few hours

Ok, so since about 2 weeks ago or so I've been treating Quinn for mild shell rot. It wasn't that bad. But then, 6 days ago he escaped his enclosure. We still have no idea how. There was no sign of any struggle (besides the mesh top lifting off the side) and there wasn't any obvious way for him...

Ok, fair enough. Although the forum I found that photo on deduced that it was shell rot since the person didnt have any way for the tortoise to be bitten. Either way, I can provide a photo of Quinn tomorrow . Thank you. also, I am going to start him on topical chlorhexidine tomorrow just to...

I can't add a photo right now but here's a photo that is very similar to what he has. This is not my photo, it was from another forum. But if I need to delete it let me know.