solid urate!!! help

[sportychick]

So here's my day so far. I got up with my son at 8am, our tort was already up and out of his hide.. usually around 7 since my husband leaves for work and the torts light comes on. I noticed he had been in his water dish was he was damp and there was pee and poop in it only ever second time I have found the dish like this..
I fed him a snack and I had to go to the store to buy the baby food. So in that time after he ate he basked/napped. I then got it ready and let him soak in it for 45 minutes as near the end he was trying his hardest to get out and I didn't want to stress him to much.
After the soak I had put him outside in the sun and he had his food . He stayed out walking and basking until 130 and now is resting.in his hide but still outside. Its +18 with sun so its not to chilly.
His poop is normal and his pee is liquid with very small urate that have been getting.smaller and.more liquid each day since this thread started

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj569/sportychick27/IMG_20120515_115532.jpg

Here is a pic of him on the move

 

[ascott]

You will do just fabulous dear and his eyes are already looking a bit better and the slight puffiness appears to be decreasing around his neck skin...yup....offer him loads of food...he will chunky dunk up just fine....keep up the sun...soak...and stuff him for awhile ....good job dear...

I know you are in other country...so which ever baby food manufacturer that is common place where you are will be fine as long as the content is same you know?

 

[sportychick]

You will do just fabulous dear and his eyes are already looking a bit better and the slight puffiness appears to be decreasing around his neck skin...yup....offer him loads of food...he will chunky dunk up just fine....keep up the sun...soak...and stuff him for awhile ....good job dear...

I know you are in other country...so which ever baby food manufacturer that is common place where you are will be fine as long as the content is same you know?

Thanks hun I noticed also that he looks "wetter" if that makes sense not dry. And in happy to have noticed he soaked himself .. i did an evening soak of just warm water for 30 mins boy did he hate it.. I find he is calm til after he goes to the bathroom in his soak and then wants out.
Yes I know
Well I an glad that you are seeing an improvement and I again thank you and Maggie for you great advice!!! I'll be sure to keep an update and post pics in a few days so we can compare and chat
Btw almost all liquid pee with a small end of white is that what it needs to stay at?

 

[ascott]

You know...if he seems to begin the "let me out" jig after he fouls the water...perhaps have a clean jug of warm water at the ready and after he does his business...dump that water and then plop him back in and add some warm clean water for the rest of the time you designate as his soak time....I do this from time to time with the baby RF here...

Funny how different species do different things in a soak....when I force soak the adult CDTs when they come out of brumation and a few times during the summer...no matter how long they soak they have never eliminated in the water...now they will walk a bit and then do their business....funny....

I personally don't want to see any urates at all (the CDTs system is very similar in regards to urates) and the guys here will have urates of course coming out of brumation but then within two or three weeks they have cleared urates and pass clear liquid....some on the Forum goal for toothpaste texture and others allow some chunk...I personally like to know it is cleared out and they are hydrated well....

 

[sportychick]

You know...if he seems to begin the "let me out" jig after he fouls the water...perhaps have a clean jug of warm water at the ready and after he does his business...dump that water and then plop him back in and add some warm clean water for the rest of the time you designate as his soak time....I do this from time to time with the baby RF here...

Funny how different species do different things in a soak....when I force soak the adult CDTs when they come out of brumation and a few times during the summer...no matter how long they soak they have never eliminated in the water...now they will walk a bit and then do their business....funny....

I personally don't want to see any urates at all (the CDTs system is very similar in regards to urates) and the guys here will have urates of course coming out of brumation but then within two or three weeks they have cleared urates and pass clear liquid....some on the Forum goal for toothpaste texture and others allow some chunk...I personally like to know it is cleared out and they are hydrated well....

Well I hope to get it all clear also OK I will try the change out and see what he thinks of that lol

 

[sportychick]

This morning I managed a 1 hour baby food soak :-D I got him before he full woke up and moving to get Warner under his light so he sat nicely without his escape attempts.. can not say that for his evening reg soak tho lol. He wanted out 20 mins in and he didn't poop in the water so it was clean he just didn't like it hehe

 

[ascott]

Good job....

 

[sportychick]

Thank you so today there's no white in his pee just pure liquid I also managed to get him out in the sun for a total of 2 and a half hours. But not all in one seating as its a little chilly here again today! I'm trying to get him to est a lot but he is wanting to be picky. I read he can have grape vine leafs and pear tree leafs so I changed his food a little bit to add some variety for a few days.. he seems to enjoy it.
I will try to snap a pic over the weekend of him out in the sun so u can see if he is or has improved :-D
Thanks again all for the advice!!!

 

[reticguy76]

just remember in reptiles, that is how they excrete uric acid. they can get a disease (humans get it as well, i have it and ive seen tortoises, lizards and snakes all in my clinic get it) called gout. expelling urates is a good thing in reptiles. if they harbor urates (uric acid) in them, it can spread to joints and couse acute arthritis (gout) its painful

 

[ascott]

So happy to hear!! I look forward to a new pic for sure...you two are doing a grand job.....

 

[sportychick]

So happy to hear!! I look forward to a new pic for sure...you two are doing a grand job.....

Thank you I added pics yesterday in the photo section under how am I looking ... u should have a look there.. thanks again for all the amazing advice and help!!

 

[dmmj]

Glad to hear he is doing better.