Hermann tortoise post drowning help

A1t99

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This aftenoon i found my tortoise at the bottem of my pond she was unconcious but is now breathing and conscious but is still very exhausted and weary, she has urinated a bit of water which is a good sign. I've put her under the heat lamp to rest for now. I dont know if there is anything else i can do to help her or to get any water that might still be in her lungs.
 

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lean her with her head down so anything in her lungs will run out .... you can try compressing her legs with her head down to put some pressure on her lung to expel anything you can get ...... your going to want to see a reptile/exotic vet , a bird vet should do in a pinch ......, pneumonia is a real possibility after drowning
 

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I’m sorry to hear about ur scare. I recommend taking him/her to an exotic vet to make sure there is no excess water in their lungs.
 

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she has recovered very quiickly as she is already walking and eating and behaving as normally, she has been sleeping abit more to recover. I can tell if there is any water in her lungs still but i tried tilting her. I cant go to any vet a there is not specialist vet near me so im oping shes ok
 
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