I think Pedro needs a Vet!

[Dames]

Hi there, im new to this forum. i have a 2 yr old Leopard tort with two large swollen bumps under his mouth off the sides.
Is this something normal? they look like huge pimples.
If anybody can reccommend a good solution and/or a good vet in new york city, Pedro and I would greatly appreciate it!
thanks,
Dames

 

[egyptiandan]

Hi,
You would need to post pictures of his chin for us to know what's going on.

Danny

 

[Yvonne G]

Would the bumps be in the area where ears would be if they had ears? Or under the chin? Sometimes an infection shows up in the area of the "ears" and results in abscesses that have to be cut out by a vet. Can we see a picture?

Yvonne

 

[Dames]

Hi Guys, sorry it took so long, but here are the photos of poor pedro's neck....
he has a very healthy appetite and is responsive and active, so that's good, but I worry about these bumps.
thanks!
http://tinyurl.com/dbaz3r

 

[Kristina]

They look like abcesses to me. I would get him to a vet asap. He has been suffering already an awful long time, since it took so long to get the pictures up.

General wisdom, if you *think* an animal needs a vet, it might be a good idea to seek one out.

Where are you located? We can help find a tortoise vet for you.

Kristina

 

[Dames]

Hi Kristina,
I am in nyc...yes, please recommend a good vet.
thanks!
D

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Here's a couple... I think those are abscesses in his neck and they are very painful.
Please take him to a Vet, they will have to cut them open and drain them...

Stephen Katz, VMD
Concourse Animal Hospital
2356 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
Tel: (718) 933-1002


Park Slope Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital
365 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Tel: (718) 832-3899


Donnelly, DVM
Adamcak, DVM left practice
Sue Chen, DVM
Katherine Quesenberry, DVM, ABVP
The Animal Medical Center
Vets for Exotics
510 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021-8383
Tel: (212) 838-7053

Anthony Pilny, DVM left practice
Dr. Robert Moore
Alexandra Wilson, DVM
Linda Pesek, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine
568 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 501-8750
Tel: (212) 501-9600 emerg.