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    Sick Tort - Am I doing this right???

    Hi. I have seen this with my tortoise a few times Lower respiratory infections would require antibiotics which sounds like what this is. They can give broad spectrum antibiotic injection Should do the trick. I don't recommend heat lamps for those temperatures. Consult with reptile vet.
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    Desert tortoise not eating after near drowning

    New update: he is eating!! New vet put feeding tube in which requires feeding with critical care food syringed in 3x per day and daily soakings. Vet gave us an 80 percent chance that he would eventually start eatting his own but may take weeks. X-ray revealed he was compacted with decomposed...
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    Desert tortoise not eating after near drowning

    thanks for your input! New Vet is has started this tubing today. He is completely impacted. So, will include mineral oil with tube feeding too.
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    Desert tortoise not eating after near drowning

    I have tried everything he used to love. Lettuce, squash, rose petals, melon. The vet did put feeding tube in several time into his stomach to help kick-start him to eat. nothing seems to work. I was hoping that if I backed-off from vet care that maybe he would start eating on his own. we may be...
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    Desert tortoise not eating after near drowning

    Need some advise. My tortoise nearly drowned last August. Hasn't eaten anything since event Seen vet numerous times. Tube feeding blood work antibiotics. Still not eating. Blood work show some liver damage but not failure. Should I continue to seek vet care or leave him be? Any advice would be...
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