Nausicaä has come home, and her wound is looking much better - it still looks pretty horrible though, but my vet hopes she'll heal alright. The wound is up into her cloaca, and even though I had removed about 10 maggots when I found her, our vet had to remove 10 more under mild sedation, before...
My vet has hope, and Nausicaä is staying the night at the for wound care and observation. I didn't take a photo, but if she makes it through the night alright and comes home tomorrow I can post a photo then. The wound was up into her anus, and dispite my best efforts there were still a couple of...
Thank you so much, I am a complete mess and you have brought me a lot of peace of mind.
Her box is a large storage box, and the heat is only in one corner, she seems quite happy going from one side to get warmer, and the to the other where there is a little "towel cave".
I will check again for...
Hello all,
My sweet three toed box turtle, Nausicaä, was attacked last night, presumably by a raccoon, and now she is missing her tail and had a deepish wound where her tail should be.
I immediately put her into a bath with water and povidone-iodine, which is what my vet had me use about six six...