@Yvonne G she might be able to help you with the recovery. Best wishes
I see, Thanks for the wishes ?
@Yvonne G she might be able to help you with the recovery. Best wishes
Wow, so happy the surgery went well! Please keep us posted. We'll be thinking of you and your tort
Sounds good so far! Do keep us posted. We're all pulling for you!
I glad to hear the good news, I hope you're torts recovery go well. Keep us informed
If the foreign material is still in the stomach perhaps endoscopy might retrieve It. But a lot depends on size of the tortoise ( bigger the better) because of equipment limitations. Unfortunately it looks like the material has congregated i. I can’t imagine operating on a tortoise We can only hope it passes on its own and I agree that supportive care and laxative foods are important.
If the foreign material is still in the stomach perhaps endoscopy might retrieve It. But a lot depends on size of the tortoise ( bigger the better) because of equipment limitations. Unfortunately it looks like the material has congregated i. I can’t imagine operating on a tortoise We can only hope it passes on its own and I agree that supportive care and laxative foods are important.
Glad to hear he's home! I would keep using paper towels for substrate instead of hay.
LOL at myself! I thought OP was thinking of feeding him hay! But re-reading, I think you're correct. He's thinking of hay for substrate!
@Albee I would continue to use paper towels. Hay is so pokey...I just think it could irritate the wound.
Glad to hear he's home! I would keep using paper towels for substrate instead of hay.
LOL at myself! I thought OP was thinking of feeding him hay! But re-reading, I think you're correct. He's thinking of hay for substrate!
@Albee I would continue to use paper towels. Hay is so pokey...I just think it could irritate the wound.
New updates on kiwi today and he's still not eating anything, just want to know is this normal?
I wouldn’t worry about it yet. The anesthesia itself will make an animal not want to eat for a day or so.
On top of it he is probably on some pain meds feeling out of it.
Maybe you could try mixing a cucumber and some greens and use a syringe to put in his mouth so he gets some water in. Thinking cucumber will be some extra flavor. I would also start slow with all the food for first day or two. Specially that he has not been eating much.
I use to work with vets and it was a pretty standard recommendation with a slow feed first 24h after surgery. I just did the same for my dog this week.
Thanks for the advice, do you have any tips on how to open his mouth? He keeps on hiding every time I touched him
You need to be extremely careful putting anything into his mouth. I've never had to do it, but from what I've heard, it's very easy to have something go into the trachea to the lungs, causing aspiration pneumonia.Thanks for the advice, do you have any tips on how to open his mouth? He keeps on hiding every time I touched him