Quinnie
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Ok, so since about 2 weeks ago or so I've been treating Quinn for mild shell rot. It wasn't that bad.
But then, 6 days ago he escaped his enclosure. We still have no idea how. There was no sign of any struggle (besides the mesh top lifting off the side) and there wasn't any obvious way for him to escape. (Besides the mesh being open. But there's a 7 inch straight up wall between the substrate and the lip of the wall that he'd have to climb out of) (Our most logical theory is that my dog picked him up and and dropped him on the ground but even this doesn't make tons of sense.)
We had zero hope that he was going to show up. We thought he was completely gone and most likely dead.
But this morning our neighbor called us saying he found him. We got him back but there's a major problem.
His shell rot is much much worse.
Since we weren't able to treat it long enough since he escaped ...it's bad bad now. Mushy, white, bad smelling holes on the bottom of the shell. Part of the shell seems eroded. Like the patterning on his plastron has been scraped off. Also on the top of the shell it's just some small white patches and part of the shell edge looks chipped.
Also.... I'm pretty sure he has SCUD. He has a red spot on his plastron. But like under the shell. It's small but it seems to have a small cut or bump on it.
He is eating, he's not lethargic, and everything else looks good besides the shell.
The vet is not able to see us until Monday. Which is two days away still.
We made the appt. But I am so worried. I know SCUD kills very quickly.
Should we take him to the exotic vet emergency room? It's an hour away and will cost a ton. We are willing to but it's last resort.
But then, 6 days ago he escaped his enclosure. We still have no idea how. There was no sign of any struggle (besides the mesh top lifting off the side) and there wasn't any obvious way for him to escape. (Besides the mesh being open. But there's a 7 inch straight up wall between the substrate and the lip of the wall that he'd have to climb out of) (Our most logical theory is that my dog picked him up and and dropped him on the ground but even this doesn't make tons of sense.)
We had zero hope that he was going to show up. We thought he was completely gone and most likely dead.
But this morning our neighbor called us saying he found him. We got him back but there's a major problem.
His shell rot is much much worse.
Since we weren't able to treat it long enough since he escaped ...it's bad bad now. Mushy, white, bad smelling holes on the bottom of the shell. Part of the shell seems eroded. Like the patterning on his plastron has been scraped off. Also on the top of the shell it's just some small white patches and part of the shell edge looks chipped.
Also.... I'm pretty sure he has SCUD. He has a red spot on his plastron. But like under the shell. It's small but it seems to have a small cut or bump on it.
He is eating, he's not lethargic, and everything else looks good besides the shell.
The vet is not able to see us until Monday. Which is two days away still.
We made the appt. But I am so worried. I know SCUD kills very quickly.
Should we take him to the exotic vet emergency room? It's an hour away and will cost a ton. We are willing to but it's last resort.