Had some very bad news from my vet.
I posted a week ago that my tortoise has become lethargic and hadn’t been eating and also his eyes had shut and become swollen.
Got blood test results back today that is showing kidney failure. The uric acid result was so high that they couldn’t even give me a figure as it was off the scale. Red and white blood cells both very low. Vet said we could insert feeding tube to rehydrate him but she said the prognosis was very poor as damage is irreparable.
I’m very upset, but I suspect some damage had been done before I got him. When I brought him home from the pet store the guy told me he was very dry. I battled gritty urates for weeks and he has had them on and off since I got him. I’ve done everything by this forum and he was bathed daily so I’m hoping that it was nothing that I done.
I’m going to miss my little guy.
I posted a week ago that my tortoise has become lethargic and hadn’t been eating and also his eyes had shut and become swollen.
Got blood test results back today that is showing kidney failure. The uric acid result was so high that they couldn’t even give me a figure as it was off the scale. Red and white blood cells both very low. Vet said we could insert feeding tube to rehydrate him but she said the prognosis was very poor as damage is irreparable.
I’m very upset, but I suspect some damage had been done before I got him. When I brought him home from the pet store the guy told me he was very dry. I battled gritty urates for weeks and he has had them on and off since I got him. I’ve done everything by this forum and he was bathed daily so I’m hoping that it was nothing that I done.
I’m going to miss my little guy.