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Hi All,
Sadly my tort was attacked by my mums dog who I was looking after. The tortoise was I thought in a safe place well away from the dog but some how he got him one morning which was horrible. The tortoise seemed to be doing really well and has had vet treatment and I have been cleaning the wounds daily.
My sister in law took him while the dog was still here to care for him and he was doing well. She reported he was off food for a couple of days (which he sometimes is) when I collected him I thought he had an eye infection do took him straight to specialist vet. She said he had a slight infection but not too bad. However she wanted to keep him in as his beak is a little over grown. He has had cuttlefish since I have had him (5 mnths) but not sure if he had it before, he rarely will touch the one I have given him.
Since being back from the vets he is just not himself. She was unable to file his beak as he would contsantly hide. He seemed better before the vets than after! I'm wondering if it caused him distress. He is sleeping nearly all day, I fed him today to make sure he ate and he did but he doesn't seem bothered about finding it for himself.
I am still treating his wounds and now eye drops.
Anyone got any advice. Am so worried about him.
Sadly my tort was attacked by my mums dog who I was looking after. The tortoise was I thought in a safe place well away from the dog but some how he got him one morning which was horrible. The tortoise seemed to be doing really well and has had vet treatment and I have been cleaning the wounds daily.
My sister in law took him while the dog was still here to care for him and he was doing well. She reported he was off food for a couple of days (which he sometimes is) when I collected him I thought he had an eye infection do took him straight to specialist vet. She said he had a slight infection but not too bad. However she wanted to keep him in as his beak is a little over grown. He has had cuttlefish since I have had him (5 mnths) but not sure if he had it before, he rarely will touch the one I have given him.
Since being back from the vets he is just not himself. She was unable to file his beak as he would contsantly hide. He seemed better before the vets than after! I'm wondering if it caused him distress. He is sleeping nearly all day, I fed him today to make sure he ate and he did but he doesn't seem bothered about finding it for himself.
I am still treating his wounds and now eye drops.
Anyone got any advice. Am so worried about him.