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He seems to be over any detrimental effects of the medication! I'm still giving him warm water soaks twice a day and keeping him indoors at night for extra warmth and protection, but his activity level and appetite seem to be back to normal! He still needs to be treated for pinworms, but I'm...

Jetta had a scary night, hadn't eaten and went "to bed" in his hide very early for him (he's an active little guy). But the next morning he seemed to be okay. I've been soaking him and it's cleaned him out a bit. I'm keeping him indoors in the evening for observation to and to keep him warmer...

Thank you for the update! I'm glad that she doesn't require anesthesia and surgery!

I got the vet's name from the list here at Tortoise forum, btw. Not sure if this situation is enough to delete the name, but thought I'd mention it.

I called another vet, in another town, and he said Ivermectin should not be given to tortoises. He said I should watch Jetta and if he stops eating or moving, I should bring him in. I'm going to keep Jetta inside for observation until I'm sure he's okay, then I'll bring him to the new doctor to...

Maybe there is a difference between oral and injected doses. I'm praying so. I called my vet, but they were useless. The reptile/bird vet only works two days a week, and apparently can't be phone for emergencies, if the concern of a patient's owner over a med's toxicity or fatality is even...

According to Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection, http://www.anapsid.org/resources/rxdose.html: Ivermectin is administered in near-toxic doses to be effective, and must be repeated often 3 times to be as effective as the far less toxic fenbendazole. Merck, the maker of ivermectin, does not...

Okay, just did a search on his meds and found out Ivermectin is toxic, possible fatal, to tortoises. Call in to vet, but this is the vet who prescribed them (found him on the vet list here). So, HFS, what do I do?

So, while Jetta was at the vet for his shell abrasion, he pooped on the examination table and we decided to do a fecal test for parasites given the opportunity. Results back, he has pinworms, which are common, but if they get too numerous (the doctor said they were over 3, not sure what that...

Treatment going well, although he hates me for handling him so much. Under the Bandaid, there's a bit of gauze pad with Neosporin on it, to cover more of the healing tissue area and protect it from the sun.

The vet said he thinks Jetta had been dropped on this rear end in the past, thus the odd shape of the scutes back there. He has no idea what could have caused the current injury, and I don't either. I just have to keep the wound clean by cleansing it every other day, applying Betadine and...

Yes, like it's attached and shouldn't be. The doctor will tell me what the deal is. We're going tomorrow morning.

I made a vet appointment for tomorrow after all. I figure, you can't be too careful.

Gave Jetta a bath today, and noticed after the initial soaking that he had a whitish spot on his rear-most scute. After I used a very soft complexion brush on it (the kind you use on an infant), I could tell it was tender or sore for the poor fella. I put some antibiotic ointment on it, gave him...

The rose petal "lips" crack me up!