HagbardCeline
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Our German Shepherd has never been very interested in the tortoise and would always get up and move if it got near it but never acted aggressive toward it. I had put the tortoise outside in the little pen I made for it and came back to check 20 minutes later to find the dog chewing on it.
Our regular vet that also works on tortoises won't be in until tomorrow, do you think he will be okay until then or should I find an emergency vet. He is still moving fine and most of the damage seems superficial and just the corners of his shell have been cracked.
These first two pictures are the parts I'm most worst about but especially the underside one in the second picture. It is cracked all the way across and it is completely detached from the rest of the shell but the connective tissue underneath seems to be intact. There was very little blood just a few drops. Sorry about the bad quality, I can try to get better ones when she gets home.
Our regular vet that also works on tortoises won't be in until tomorrow, do you think he will be okay until then or should I find an emergency vet. He is still moving fine and most of the damage seems superficial and just the corners of his shell have been cracked.
These first two pictures are the parts I'm most worst about but especially the underside one in the second picture. It is cracked all the way across and it is completely detached from the rest of the shell but the connective tissue underneath seems to be intact. There was very little blood just a few drops. Sorry about the bad quality, I can try to get better ones when she gets home.