Big Bertha Doing Great

[ZEROPILOT]

Good evening Ed. Glad to hear Bertha is better.

Thanks. But she kinda isn't.

 

[Anyfoot]

Thanks. But she kinda isn't.

Has she pooped whilst in the period she was eating.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Nope.
She hasn't gone in a Looooong time.

 

[Anyfoot]

Nope.
She hasn't gone in a Looooong time.

Really, so she not pooped whilst you tube fed and she ate for 5 days.
Did the lady you got her off live near you, what was the temperature like where she lived compared to where you live?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Bertha is one of two females that came from a breeder no more than 15 miles away from me.
She's been checked and re checked for an obstruction, also.

 

[Anyfoot]

Bertha is one of two females that came from a breeder no more than 15 miles away from me.
She's been checked and re checked for an obstruction, also.

See if she poops when you bathe her. Its unreal what's happening to you with this tort.When you very 1st got her was she active like a normal tort.

 

[Lyn W]

Thanks. But she kinda isn't.

Sorry about this setback Ed, It's one step forward and 3 back isn't it.

It's no comparison but Lola once went for almost 2 weeks without a poop and has never pooped in his soaks - unlike everyone else's tort seems to.
I tried him on cucumber and then aloe vera but I grated them to a mush to see if they would go hrough his system quicker and not sure which one of them it was but it did the trick.
Hope for more good news soon.

 

[Anyfoot]

Bertha is one of two females that came from a breeder no more than 15 miles away from me.
She's been checked and re checked for an obstruction, also.

I read somewhere that pumpkin is good to make them poop and clear the system out. But if she's not eaten a deal you wouldn't expect a poop I imagine.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

She has never been as active or as outgoing as her sister and quickly went downhill shortly after I got her.
It's very likely that the breeder let them go because of a known issue that is still unknown to me.

 

[Jodie]

How frustrating. I truly feel for you and this poor girl. Hoping your diligents and persistence will pay off for you.

 

[Anyfoot]

She has never been as active or as outgoing as her sister and quickly went downhill shortly after I got her.
It's very likely that the breeder let them go because of a known issue that is still unknown to me.

Any news ed?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I gave her her first soak since her surgery and was a little shocked at how much water she drank. This was AFTER her feeding that included almost 30 ml of Pedialite mixture.
No poop.
I'll try this again either today or Friday before I let her outside and see if she eats real food afterwards.

 

[Anyfoot]

I gave her her first soak since her surgery and was a little shocked at how much water she drank. This was AFTER her feeding that included almost 30 ml of Pedialite mixture.
No poop.
I'll try this again either today or Friday before I let her outside and see if she eats real food afterwards.

Thats good news that she was drinking. Maybe a warm soak everyday for a week. What is Pedialite?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Pedialite is for children. It's for rehydrating them. Like Gatorade. (If that's even available over seas) It has electrolites and minerals. Clear. Non flavored is what I use. I use it mixed with the OXBOW CRITICAL CARE powdered food and then as a flush. (For the feeding tube) Sometimes also with baby food. sometimes also with vitamin drops.

 

[Lyn W]

I gave her her first soak since her surgery and was a little shocked at how much water she drank. This was AFTER her feeding that included almost 30 ml of Pedialite mixture.
No poop.
I'll try this again either today or Friday before I let her outside and see if she eats real food afterwards.

Maybe a few good soaks and plenty of fluid will get things moving and make her feel better, Fingers crossed - she is a little fighter that's for sure, good job she has you in her corner Ed.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Maybe a few good soaks and plenty of fluid will get things moving and make her feel better, Fingers crossed - she is a little fighter that's for sure, good job she has you in her corner Ed.

Thanks, Lyn.
I JUST got the "OK" from my vet to do the soaks, so they will happen from now on.
Her weight is up over 1.25 pounds since I've started the injections.
It's almost like caring for a baby...And there's a reason I never had kids. (I lack patience.)

 

[Lyn W]

Thanks, Lyn.
I JUST got the "OK" from my vet to do the soaks, so they will happen from now on.
Her weight is up over 1.25 pounds since I've started the injections.
It's almost like caring for a baby...And there's a reason I never had kids. (I lack patience.)

At least torts will never answer you back when they are teenagers!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

...Or wreck my car.

 

[Lyn W]

.......or 'borrow' money...

 

[ZEROPILOT]

.......or 'borrow' money...

............Or ask for advice and then don't listen to it.
(Borrow means that you'll pay it back one day)