One hefty devastating vet bill later: Latest on my Talloolah and her 'RNS'

[jhider]

So the other day i posted a thread regarding my 40 year old Med spur thigh possibly having RNS and being put on Baytril antibiotics by a 'regular vet'.

I decided yesterday that i wasn't happy with the choice that I made to go to a regular vet and had a gut instinct that she needed to be seen by a specialist exotic vet. Our appointment was this afternoon and instantly the vet seeing her knew so much more. 3 X-rays, 1 ultrasound and 30 minutes anxious waiting later, we got told that it wasn't good. Turns out that my 40 year old, was in fact at least 60. One of the xrays shown that her left lung was almost completely filled with fluid and wasn't working at all. She had severe pneumonia ''The worst i've ever seen'', and to top it off, her reproductive organs covered with cysts.

So today we've paid several hundreds of pounds to kick start her months of antibiotic injection treatment, we're having to set up an indoor enclosure for her with specialist lighting etc (she has always had full roam of the garden so this is going to be a struggle), if she pulls through the next few months we're looking at a 600-1000 pound bill for surgery to her cysts.

To summarise, this has been a sh*t week!

 

[Rue]

I am very sorry. I hope she recovers!

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

Im sorry. I understand your frustration . I would say "get reptile insurance" but they wont accept her if its already been diagnosed.
I hope it wont be too stressful on the both of you

 

[Gillian M]

Terribly sorry and hope to hear that your lovely tort recovers soon.

And a very warm welcome to the forum!

 

[MPRC]

Nice avatar.

I'm sorry she is ailing, I hope it all works out. She's a pretty torti.

 

[Pearly]

I'm so sorry to be welcoming you and your tortie in such circumstances, but hope she recovers. How lucky for her that her tort parents are able to cover such big medical expenses. I'm glad you found a capable reptile vet, and hoping things start getting better very soon snd very fast. Hang in there, and please keep us posted

 

[jhider]

I'm so sorry to be welcoming you and your tortie in such circumstances, but hope she recovers. How lucky for her that her tort parents are able to cover such big medical expenses. I'm glad you found a capable reptile vet, and hoping things start getting better very soon snd very fast. Hang in there, and please keep us posted

Thank you! I haven't thought much into the medical bills to be honest but old savings and lots of overtime at work will slowly cover it!

 

[Jodie]

Very sorry to hear this, and wishing you the best luck in recovery.

 

[Millerlite]

Very sad to hear about this. What a lucky tortoise to have such a great owner. Keep us updated

Kyle

 

[wellington]

I am so very sorry for all of you. She sure is a cutie. Fingers crossed your hard work will pay off for you both. Keep us updated and good luck

 

[CathyNed]

Good luck with the treatments! Hoping your tort makes a full recovery!

 

[Guzboss]

I just paid 500 dollars last week to replace some prolapsed organs

 

[JoesMum]

I am so sorry to hear your tort is so unwell.

Big electronic hugs from me. I have been there with the indoor enclosure and the runny nose.

It was a long slow process and it's fair to say that, once Joe was well enough to care, he hated his captivity.

In our case the additional health problem was excessive testosterone - interesting that yours too seems to be something hormone related. As you have a female, hopefully she won't get as stir crazy as a hormone fuelled mature male.

Good luck to both of you. This site was a godsend to me when Joe was recovering- hopefully it will be for you too.

 

[jhider]

I am so sorry to hear your tort is so unwell.

Big electronic hugs from me. I have been there with the indoor enclosure and the runny nose.

It was a long slow process and it's fair to say that, once Joe was well enough to care, he hated his captivity.

In our case the additional health problem was excessive testosterone - interesting that yours too seems to be something hormone related. As you have a female, hopefully she won't get as stir crazy as a hormone fuelled mature male.

Good luck to both of you. This site was a godsend to me when Joe was recovering- hopefully it will be for you too.

Thank you for the support! Got a call from the vets today saying that they have done some tests on her poo and she has worms too but that's the least of my worries at the moment! It's amazing how much they can hide their ill health until its critical

 

[Pearly]

Thank you! I haven't thought much into the medical bills to be honest but old savings and lots of overtime at work will slowly cover it!

Bless your heart! Sending you hugs from Texas❤️

 

[Pearly]

I just paid 500 dollars last week to replace some prolapsed organs View attachment 176773

Omg!!!! Not to highjack a thread but this looks horrible!!!! I'm so sorry for your baby tort and for you. Hope she's ok now

 

[Pearly]

I am so sorry to hear your tort is so unwell.

Big electronic hugs from me. I have been there with the indoor enclosure and the runny nose.

It was a long slow process and it's fair to say that, once Joe was well enough to care, he hated his captivity.

In our case the additional health problem was excessive testosterone - interesting that yours too seems to be something hormone related. As you have a female, hopefully she won't get as stir crazy as a hormone fuelled mature male.

Good luck to both of you. This site was a godsend to me when Joe was recovering- hopefully it will be for you too.

So many of us are glad you found this site, as you've been so helpful to so many❤️

 

[Guzboss]

Omg!!!! Not to highjack a thread but this looks horrible!!!! I'm so sorry for your baby tort and for you. Hope she's ok now

I didn't mean to hijack his thread either . My apologies . But my tort is doing very well now. Thank you.

 

[keepergale]

I am sorry about your tortoises diagnoses and your hefty bill.
I am curious how your new vet determined your tortoise was 60 and not 40 years of age.

 

[JoesMum]

I am sorry about your tortoises diagnoses and your hefty bill.
I am curious how your new vet determined your tortoise was 60 and not 40 years of age.

So am I. We have had ours for 46 years and he was wild caught as this one would have been. We best guess at 'over 50'