Something wrong with her left leg?

[Tidgy's Dad]

Is she a bit thinner, too ?
i think a vet visit is in order.
Poor mite.

 

[Luis Taveras0]

Ok guys I just got back from the vet they told me that she has a cut on her leg and that it would have to be disinfected twice a day with a quetip and they gave the tort a inflammatory injection

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Ok guys I just got back from the vet they told me that she has a cut on her leg and that it would have to be disinfected twice a day with a quetip and they gave the tort a inflammatory injection

Phew !
Could have been a lot worse, hopefully she'll be right as rain in a short time.

 

[GingerLove]

That's good news! Please keep us updated on how the little cutie is doing.

 

[Luis Taveras0]

Here's a closer look at the area

 

[Gillian M]

Hi @Luis Taveraso0 and wishes for your tort to get well soon.

Please keep us updated.

 

[Luis Taveras0]

So 2 weeks later nothing has changed her leg is the same and that medicine didn't do anything to reduce the swollen leg I need to go back to that vet

 

[Yvonne G]

Could there be a sliver up inside the skin?

 

[Luis Taveras0]

Could there be a sliver up inside the skin?

I don't know I checked the area and so did the vet but we didn't see anything

 

[GingerLove]

Has her leg been getting any better since the vet visit? It looks still really swollen. You may want to consider going back?

 

[Kasia]

I don't know I checked the area and so did the vet but we didn't see anything

Did you get it x-rayed?

 

[Luis Taveras0]

Did you get it x-rayed?

No I haven't I'm considering it and maybe ask the doctor for anti biotics if that helps

 

[Kasia]

No I haven't I'm considering it and maybe ask the doctor for anti biotics if that helps

Second Vet visit its a good idea - do the x-ray. It needs to be addressed quickly if its broken.

 

[Luis Taveras0]

Ok I don't know what this is now I tried to take my tort to the vet but the reptile vet is only there every Tuesday so now I have wait until next Tuesday but it's gotten bad can anybody tell me what this is?

 

[Yvonne G]

There's no telling. could be anything from a hair wrapped around the leg cutting of circulation to an injury to an infection.

 

[GingerLove]

I'm so sorry to hear this. What is the hair near the bottom of the shell? I'm wondering if Yvonne has a good idea about hair being wrapped around the leg cutting off circulation.

 

[Luis Taveras0]

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I'm so sorry to hear this. What is the hair near the bottom of the shell? I'm wondering if Yvonne has a good idea about hair being wrapped around the leg cutting off circulation.

What do you mean by hair i dont know if that is it the vet said it looked like a cut occured and it got infected after a while

 

[Luis Taveras0]

I dont know if coco husk is good

 

[Yvonne G]

Well, I'm sorry if I sound a bit miffed, but if the vet said it was caused by a cut, why did you ask us what it is? It's a cut, and it's probably infected.

 

[cmacusa3]

I'm so sorry to hear this. What is the hair near the bottom of the shell? I'm wondering if Yvonne has a good idea about hair being wrapped around the leg cutting off circulation.

This is a very good thought! Early on I tried to suggest that the husk not be used. Luis I would not use any substrate at the moment except damp paper towels. This little one is in very bad shape.