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Hi, new here. Speed the tortoise is 6 and hasnt been doing too great recently. He's been to the vets twice but i think the source of the problem still hasn't been picked up on.
About a week ago i found him with few missing scales on one of his front legs and it looked a bit sore. I took him to the vets, where he had his beak trimmed too, and the vet told me it was because he was overweight and couldnt lift his shell off his legs to walk anymore. She put some tape around his shell so it didnt rub on his legs but over the next couple of days his condition got a lot worse, all of his legs are now missing most scales and are very sore. He is missing all the scales on the bottom of one of his back feet and it doesnt stop bleeding, obviously very sore as he wont let me touch it.
I took him back to the vets two days ago and they gave me some 'fuciderm gel' to apply twice a day to his bare flesh. This doesnt seem to be doing anything but im still using it just incase.
Since his first visit we took him off his woodchip and put him on paper towels to prevent infection and have noticed he hasnt been to the toilet since, thats about a week or so without going to the toilet.
I have cut his meals in half and he has eaten them everyday as usual, but today he left it and retreated to the back of his tank and slept all day. I have been taping cotton wool onto his shell to stop his legs rubbing on his shell but it isnt helping, his legs are just getting worse by the day.
Any advice or help would be much appreciated, thankyou... Marnie
About a week ago i found him with few missing scales on one of his front legs and it looked a bit sore. I took him to the vets, where he had his beak trimmed too, and the vet told me it was because he was overweight and couldnt lift his shell off his legs to walk anymore. She put some tape around his shell so it didnt rub on his legs but over the next couple of days his condition got a lot worse, all of his legs are now missing most scales and are very sore. He is missing all the scales on the bottom of one of his back feet and it doesnt stop bleeding, obviously very sore as he wont let me touch it.
I took him back to the vets two days ago and they gave me some 'fuciderm gel' to apply twice a day to his bare flesh. This doesnt seem to be doing anything but im still using it just incase.
Since his first visit we took him off his woodchip and put him on paper towels to prevent infection and have noticed he hasnt been to the toilet since, thats about a week or so without going to the toilet.
I have cut his meals in half and he has eaten them everyday as usual, but today he left it and retreated to the back of his tank and slept all day. I have been taping cotton wool onto his shell to stop his legs rubbing on his shell but it isnt helping, his legs are just getting worse by the day.
Any advice or help would be much appreciated, thankyou... Marnie