Just got home from holiday on Indonesia today and found that our tortoise was attacked by a badger previous night, fortunately our son who was at home heard a commotion in the garden & investigated, He scared the badger off (fortunately a small one) & rescued the tortoise. He was lucky not to be severly mauled but appears to have a puncture wound through his foot where the badger was trying to open him up. Son applied first aid & sprayed with antiseptic.
Tortoise is a fit strong little chap of about 17 years old, he has been slowing down for a couple of weeks & it wont be long before he will want to hibernate, obviously with the injury we are not sure if this is advisable. He is now safely indoors.
Can anyone recomend a Vet in the Southend Essex area who is into Tortoises?