Hello all,
I have a very small leopard tortoise which I do not think is much more than 8 months old, it was found on a building site a couple of months ago and brought to us to look after. She was doing very well living here but we are currently looking after a friend's puppy who picked her out of her pen and carried her off and started chewing. There are now two cracks in her shell, one worse than the other but they are both still seeping and the incident happened the day before yesterday evening.
I live in the Kenya and the closest vet is more than an hour away, and I do not think he has ever dealt with a tortoise before. It should however be possible for me to get some vetenary supplies delivered if needed. Any recommendations would be very much appreciated!!!
I have attached photos, the view from the top you can not see the puncture mark very well, it is small but does seem to have pierced the shell all the way through. The view from the bottom is the most worrying, there is a bit of flesh hanging out between the thinnest part of the crack and it is still bleeding and damp.
We used some disinfectant spray this morning to try to remove all the dirt, would it still be a good idea to give her warm water baths even though the shell is cracked on the bottom? Should I use some tape to try to keep the shell together? She is living in a cardboard box at the moment well out of the reach of dogs!
I have a very small leopard tortoise which I do not think is much more than 8 months old, it was found on a building site a couple of months ago and brought to us to look after. She was doing very well living here but we are currently looking after a friend's puppy who picked her out of her pen and carried her off and started chewing. There are now two cracks in her shell, one worse than the other but they are both still seeping and the incident happened the day before yesterday evening.
I live in the Kenya and the closest vet is more than an hour away, and I do not think he has ever dealt with a tortoise before. It should however be possible for me to get some vetenary supplies delivered if needed. Any recommendations would be very much appreciated!!!
I have attached photos, the view from the top you can not see the puncture mark very well, it is small but does seem to have pierced the shell all the way through. The view from the bottom is the most worrying, there is a bit of flesh hanging out between the thinnest part of the crack and it is still bleeding and damp.
We used some disinfectant spray this morning to try to remove all the dirt, would it still be a good idea to give her warm water baths even though the shell is cracked on the bottom? Should I use some tape to try to keep the shell together? She is living in a cardboard box at the moment well out of the reach of dogs!
