Ted going in for checkup

[Mean Guy]

Finally found a vet who is knowledgeable about torts and reps. 50+ miles from here but we will see how he is with Ted. fingers crossed.

 

[dmmj]

Is something wrong with ted?

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Good luck!

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Good luck, tell us how it goes.

 

[Isa]

Good luck, keep us updated please.

 

[Mean Guy]

Is something wrong with ted?

No, but I have not found a vet until now, since I rescued him. He seems to be fine, but I want to get his stool checked and just an overall checkup.

 

[Mean Guy]

Vet said he would test for parasites, but since we don't handle Ted very often he did not recommend the test for e. coli and salmonella. Too expensive. He said Ted was active and showed no symptoms of anything bad. His shell was flaked in areas probably due to either poor nutrition or the application of nail polish. He said I could use a dremel tip (not tool) to lightly abrade the polish, but not to wear the shell down. He also agreed the yin yang scutes were probably due to an injury when he was a wee tot. They are too uniform for them it to have occurred as an older tort, so the shell just developed around the injury. No evidence of MBD or any other disease. He said that as far as he could tell we were doing everything right and he was very happy to see Ted had a large enclosure. Everyone at the vets office fell in love with him, so surprising that a little tort could have that effect. Of course I did too the first time I met him, so I guess I can understand. He wants me to email him pics of Ted's enclosure to put into his electronic file.

 

[Torty Mom]

Awesome! Good job, doesn't that make you feel good? It's like getting an "A" from the vet. Glad all is good with your tortie, he is like Lou, going to live a happy healthy life!

 

[Isa]

I am glad everything went well
Same here for the salmonella, the vet did not want to send the blood, he said it was too expensive for nothing... he told me to act as if my tortoises had it and wash my hands everytime I touch something in their enclosures or them.

 

[dmmj]

A wellness visit can't hurt, more likely to be beneficial, most people fall in love with tortoises at first sight.

 

[Mean Guy]

I told him about my search on the net for info on care of torts and how I found this forum. He said it was refreshing to hear because too often people just rely on the pet stores who are woefully uninformed. I told him that the pet store originally gave me a care pamphlet on box turtles, and said the care of ted would be the same. He said that happens with most reps not just torts. All in all an A just like Torty Mom said and I was very proud.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Great start!