Hi
I am keeping a red ear tortoise for 28 years and since 2020, he suffered in every winter. After the hibernation, he could not Move, I keep him in warm water and gave him celery bath, he s gradually getting better. And he could eat those days.
But this year, after winter, he also could...
Really appreciate for so many professional useful advice and very nice kind hearted tortoise lover here.
In the past few days, I am doing the followings, and it seems there are some improvements for Alex and I have some Queries as well:
What have been doing from the morning:
1. I put him...
I drive Alex out and put him under the sun in a park for around 4 hours today. And here is his Vegetable bath, I didn't expect that, he actually seems drinking that time and time, hope this would help...
I dare not to feed too much, so I put very little fish mixed with the Tetra food, around...
The Doctor asked me to take him home and put him into the water, and gave me a bottle of Ferrous glycate and folic acid, ask me to put that into his food every day. 1ml/ day.
and suggest me to buy some calcium bite and allopurinol Tablets, which is for human being.
That's all from the VET. I...
Thank you, it's very kind of all of you. Thank you.
Yes, the doctor said it's Gout.
Alex actually eats and quite eager to eat, I dare not to feed too much even I mixed little cooked fish and Tetra. He didn't poop yesterday but he pooped two days earlier. I will keep feed him the mixed food...
I Do went and see the. VET for the blood test and X-Ray, and after that, the VET told me, he's not sure if he will survive under those high numbers...I was so sad. But he still eat, and I will try whatever I could.
From those numbers, I think that means his Liver and Kidney both get injured...
Hi there,
The following are the items Alex exceed the normal standard...actually, much more than normal, I attached the link as well, since I don't know how to explain what is that. Sorry, a bit long. all tougher, there are 4 important items over the limit. :(
1. AST – I think, it refers to...
And When I just Gave him massage again, His left hand joint is swollen, should be the same with the beginning I found, but I didn't pay attention on that joint. maybe that's why that's the most inactive arm? ... prefer the one who's suffering was me...
Thank you for all the advices.
I keep him into the warm water, which is around 27C, degree today and keep change that water once it gets cold. Since I don't have a large tub yet. I already bought the food recommanded for him and he didn't seem interested yet, so I mixed the Tetra food with the...
Thank you soooooo much Yvonne! Thanks for this clear great advice!
For the moment, he can not move hands and legs, so shall I leave the water shallow so at least he can breath? Any other things I can do to help him to get his hands and legs back to move? I already ordered the stick in the photo...
Hi Yvonne,
Thanks for the reply.
I will translate as much as I can for the test result.
Actually, in the past 20 years, I didn't put them into the water that much, coz I always though to give them freedom to walk around is good. and I fed mainly cooked pork, shrimp, fish to him. I tried some...