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    Post-blockage care

    Thanks for the follow up! The blockage was a foreign object - so that's a habitat/environment clean up we're managing. Before all of this her diet was primarily salads with a mixture of kale, greens, zucchini, etc. with the occasional addition of those compressed grass pellets. right now she's...
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    Post-blockage care

    the blockage was a foreign object, so the plan for avoiding that in the future is to keep a closer eye on her while she's out and about and a thorough clean up of all the areas she is ever in to make sure there isn't anything stray lying around! For now we've kept her on a diet of pumpkin...
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    Post-blockage care

    My Female Hermanns tortoise FINALLY passed a blockage that we've been managing for weeks! We are relieved, but the vet warned us that we may still not be out of the woods - depending on whether or not the blockage did any harm to her intestines. She is on antibiotics for another week at least...
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    Hermanns Tortoise Impacted - now has protrusion under tail

    Hi all -- thanks so much for your help and insight. I've uploaded a clearer picture to this post. It is indeed very soft and fleshy, so the clitoris option seems likely. However, in nearly 11 years I've never seen it before. Since her last vet visit over a week ago it has been protruding...
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    Hermanns Tortoise Impacted - now has protrusion under tail

    Hi Ink, We're pretty positive that she's a girl because she's laid eggs before. thanks for asking!
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    Hermanns Tortoise Impacted - now has protrusion under tail

    We've been managing our impacted hermanns tortoise for going on 2 weeks now. She finally urinated starting 2 days ago, but yesterday we noticed this protrusion under her tail. We've been soaking her frequently and she has a follow up appointment at the vet tomorrow - but what is this and is...
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    Impacted Hermann's Tortoise - not sure what to do!

    Thank you for this @Yvonne G! It sounds like you are of the mind that bringing her home may be the right decision?
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    Impacted Hermann's Tortoise - not sure what to do!

    Thanks @method89 , I have worried about that considering that we're going many days of little change in care or her status.
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    Impacted Hermann's Tortoise - not sure what to do!

    My 11 year old Hermann's tortoise has been at the veterinary hospital since last Wednesday - 6 days. She has had scans that confirm an impaction in her upper digestive tract. I've been given 2 options - wait it out or have them attempt surgery. They have advised that her chances of surviving...
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