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Yes. I feel utterly helpless. I have had this tortoise around since forever. I also have an elderly cat who gets asthma attacks so this whole thing about living beings around me not able to breath breaks my heart. I really hope she makes her way out of this safe. I never used to sanitise...

Oh! I never expected that. Okay I will move her away from the heating pad then. I was already placing her on a sweatshirt to keep her warm, and she is away from air drafts. Just wanted to give her a boost. :(

I am in Egypt too and I have a similar problem with my tortoise and I am really worried. I cannot find a vet who knows how to deal with tortoises. Did you have any luck finding vets? Thank you. :)

Thank you! I have just replied to the thread. I will try to get in touch with her and maybe the same vet would be cooperative. Hoping for the best.

Aya. Great to hear your tort is doing fine! :) I am in Egypt too and I am stuck in a similar situation with my tortoise ( seems to be an respiratory tract infection). Which vet finally operated on your tortoise? I do not know how to message you privately on the forum but if you see this and can...

Actually this seems like a good idea. I will ask the vet who checks up on my cat whether he can do so. I hope it works. Thank you! I will let you know.

Thanks a lot for your time and for a detailed reply. For years she has sometimes been breathing with a whistle but it used to go on its own and it was never that fast. this breathing that you hear on the video is something new that started around one week ago and is faster than normal which is...

I thought that its a possibility too, and actually toyed with the idea of doing some online research and giving her an antibiotic injection myself but it feels to be full of risk. Also toyed with the idea of printing out what I can find online about what what dosage and what kind of antibiotic...

Thanks Abdullah :) The tortoise I have came from Abu Dhabi btw. A family that my family knew brought it with them from Abu Dhabi to Egypt then left her in our house and moved back.

It is a warm sunny climate in Egypt so she spends her days outside in the balcony (as long as weather permits), and nights indoors (when its cold nights). She likes walking so I usually keep the balcony door open for her, and she is constantly roaming and going in and out through the day. I...

Also I have just uploaded a video of the whistling sound.

Also I have just uploaded a video of the whistling sound.

So I have uploaded video of what sounds to me to be an abnormal wheezing/whistling. I might be wrong and this might be normal (I hope).

I feel, and this is just an unfounded feeling, that the wheezing sound I am hearing out of her now is not normal. I feel like she is struggling to breathe, and it is not only at night, but also at day. I have not changed anything at all in her surrounding. I have just given her a warm soak...

Thank a lot Yvonne for responding! I will try moving the cat food away then to stop her from nippling on it. And I have just given her a 15 minutes warm soak, then moved her out to bask in the sun. I hope that will dislodge her nose. Let us see. Thanks a lot again. I will keep you updated...

Worried about my tortoise :(

Hi all, My Indian star tortoise has been making a wheezing sound while breathing for years now. I have asked all vets I know but I am in Egypt and cannot find a single vet who knows how to deal with tortoises or who gave me any helpful opinion. Usually the wheezing sound would come and go but...