Abbey is our lovely tortoise, about 3 pounds, not sure what kind --probably some sort of desert tortoise, she was given to us recently and they didn't know what kind she was either.
To keep her away from our boisterous and chew-everything-including-rocks/birds/rats/frogs/hamsters 70 pound Labrador, we kept her on our large outside balcony. The balcony is about 15' above a concrete driveway. For some reason she decided to climb up steps, wedge herself between a big box and a pillar to position herself sideways (2 feet touching the ground and 2 feet in the air) to push between the pillars of the rail. We thought, "No way she is getting out of there". Not sure what she thought maybe, "I'm Spiderman AND Superman!".
She had been missing for a day until we figured out how she got out (a broken jar the only evidence) and then tracked down her whereabouts (opposite side of the yard). We thought it was bad when we saw the broken bits and blood in the shell on her tail. Then when I took her to the "vet" I noticed the blood coming from her mouth. We are also in Cambodia which doesn't help because the vet has no clue but suggested giving her antibiotics (enrobioflox) for 3 days. I am ok with giving antibiotics but want to ensure they are the right kind and the right dosage. Unfortunately there is not much in English on enrobioflox and no one here who is likely to know about tortoises, except for dinner recipes.
So I am not sure where to turn. Can anyone help?
To keep her away from our boisterous and chew-everything-including-rocks/birds/rats/frogs/hamsters 70 pound Labrador, we kept her on our large outside balcony. The balcony is about 15' above a concrete driveway. For some reason she decided to climb up steps, wedge herself between a big box and a pillar to position herself sideways (2 feet touching the ground and 2 feet in the air) to push between the pillars of the rail. We thought, "No way she is getting out of there". Not sure what she thought maybe, "I'm Spiderman AND Superman!".
She had been missing for a day until we figured out how she got out (a broken jar the only evidence) and then tracked down her whereabouts (opposite side of the yard). We thought it was bad when we saw the broken bits and blood in the shell on her tail. Then when I took her to the "vet" I noticed the blood coming from her mouth. We are also in Cambodia which doesn't help because the vet has no clue but suggested giving her antibiotics (enrobioflox) for 3 days. I am ok with giving antibiotics but want to ensure they are the right kind and the right dosage. Unfortunately there is not much in English on enrobioflox and no one here who is likely to know about tortoises, except for dinner recipes.
So I am not sure where to turn. Can anyone help?
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