Hello,
I have had my buddy mortise, a California Desert Tortoise who was adopted by my family from a local advocacy group, for 20+ years since he was a baby. 2 years ago, his shell was chewed a bit by our new puppy, very devastating, but after a year of being in a cast he had recovered fine.
The day we went to the vet to have the cast removed, the vet negligently sliced his shell with the cast remover, drawing blood. Mortise hasn't been able to walk properly and hasn't passed any stool or urine since he had the cast on. At first, I thought a nerve may have been cut preventing him from walking, but he has feeling and good movement/resistance in his legs.
It appears that he is ULTRA constipated from all of this trauma. How can I get him to pass stool/urine normally and hopefully get to walking regularly again? I have tried vet prescribed laxatives and warm baths, to no avail.
PLEASE HELP! Thanks!
I have had my buddy mortise, a California Desert Tortoise who was adopted by my family from a local advocacy group, for 20+ years since he was a baby. 2 years ago, his shell was chewed a bit by our new puppy, very devastating, but after a year of being in a cast he had recovered fine.
The day we went to the vet to have the cast removed, the vet negligently sliced his shell with the cast remover, drawing blood. Mortise hasn't been able to walk properly and hasn't passed any stool or urine since he had the cast on. At first, I thought a nerve may have been cut preventing him from walking, but he has feeling and good movement/resistance in his legs.
It appears that he is ULTRA constipated from all of this trauma. How can I get him to pass stool/urine normally and hopefully get to walking regularly again? I have tried vet prescribed laxatives and warm baths, to no avail.
PLEASE HELP! Thanks!