EddieT
New Member
My 4-year-old Sulcata has developed Pneumonia due to the colder weather here in New Mexico.
Back story: As I said I have had Oogway for a little over 4 years now and he's doing great. He weighs 21 lbs and has little to no pyramiding. Last year around this time I noticed He was wheezing when he walked to his feeding stone. I took him to my normal vet (where I take my dogs) and they said they weren't an exotic specialist, so they recommended I go somewhere else ( I appreciated that they told me this before charging me for an exam). I then took him to a Banfield vet who claimed he was an Exotic pet specialist; so I was comfortable putting Oogway in his care at the time. He took x-rays and diagnosed Oogway with pneumonia. I don't remember the two antibiotics he prescribed but Oogway was on these antibiotics for a week. on his follow-up exam, I explained to the doctor that he is getting better but I felt he wasn't cured. the doc said he was cured so that was the end of it. skip ahead to this summer Oogway started wheezing again implying that his pneumonia was still present. I then called the vet back and he tells me that's normal -_- so you guys can understand my frustration. So I decided that I would monitor him closely and not bother the idiotic vet anymore. Skip to last week, Oogway is wheezing with every breath he takes and is constantly sneezing (tortoise sneezes are the saddest most adorable sounds ever). I then found a different vet That claimed to be an exotic vet and in the middle of my exam, he says "This is normal when they are getting ready to hibernate" -_- AHHHHH! So he prescribes another antibiotic that I have to syringe feed to Oogway which is a major pain AND this vet didn't even diagnose him with anything!? So here I am knees deep in vet bills with a tortoise that probably isn't gonna get better AGAIN.
Sorry for all the words but I needed to vent haha purpose of the story is my baby is sick and I can't find anyone that knows how to make him better... does anyone have any advice?
Back story: As I said I have had Oogway for a little over 4 years now and he's doing great. He weighs 21 lbs and has little to no pyramiding. Last year around this time I noticed He was wheezing when he walked to his feeding stone. I took him to my normal vet (where I take my dogs) and they said they weren't an exotic specialist, so they recommended I go somewhere else ( I appreciated that they told me this before charging me for an exam). I then took him to a Banfield vet who claimed he was an Exotic pet specialist; so I was comfortable putting Oogway in his care at the time. He took x-rays and diagnosed Oogway with pneumonia. I don't remember the two antibiotics he prescribed but Oogway was on these antibiotics for a week. on his follow-up exam, I explained to the doctor that he is getting better but I felt he wasn't cured. the doc said he was cured so that was the end of it. skip ahead to this summer Oogway started wheezing again implying that his pneumonia was still present. I then called the vet back and he tells me that's normal -_- so you guys can understand my frustration. So I decided that I would monitor him closely and not bother the idiotic vet anymore. Skip to last week, Oogway is wheezing with every breath he takes and is constantly sneezing (tortoise sneezes are the saddest most adorable sounds ever). I then found a different vet That claimed to be an exotic vet and in the middle of my exam, he says "This is normal when they are getting ready to hibernate" -_- AHHHHH! So he prescribes another antibiotic that I have to syringe feed to Oogway which is a major pain AND this vet didn't even diagnose him with anything!? So here I am knees deep in vet bills with a tortoise that probably isn't gonna get better AGAIN.
Sorry for all the words but I needed to vent haha purpose of the story is my baby is sick and I can't find anyone that knows how to make him better... does anyone have any advice?