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I am very sorry to hear that. Is there a change of getting past this? What did the vet say? Wishing your Tortoise all the best!!
It will build up again . Vet said drain it every couple weeksThat is a lot of fluid. Will it build up again? What did the vet say otherwise? At least he is eating again. Still hoping for the best!!
No . Cost $400 to test the fluid , but even knowing what exactly this fluid is won’t help .did they tell you what the fluid was ?
thank you .probably not ….. not familiar with it in tortoises , seen it in quite a few dogs , a variety of causes , the prognosis and outcome was for the most part never good ……. cancer and heart failure being two , pancreatitis another , peritonitis I remember in another , i'm sure a few more I've forgotten ………. I would wonder what would cause liver failure or cancer in a young animal …..
you may have some interest in these articles , good luck with him …..
https://cdn.ymaws.com/arav.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Files/Proceedings_1997/1997_16.pdf
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abmvz/v56n1/a20v56n1.pdf
constipation can be caused by Urinary stones. Tortoise is a specie which is very easy to get urinary stones. You need to soak it frequently to help it pee and excrete uric acid which can prevent it get the urinary stonesMy 4 years old radiata stopped eating since last night and start acting weird .
It moves on his hind legs only , and constantly stands up like when you spray water on him .
Living condition was the same for years and the other radiata with him was totally fine .
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1) we did x rays every month since August. no stone foundconstipation can be caused by Urinary stones. Tortoise is a specie which is very easy to get urinary stones. You need to soak it frequently to help it pee and excrete uric acid which can prevent it get the urinary stones
Where on the tort do you aspirate this from?Update 11/28/18
I’ve been draining the body fluids every 2 weeks .
Amount seems to be stable around 12-20ml
Eats 1-2 Mazuri pellets per day . Some greens
Still no sign of poop but I’ve noticed little jelly like thing hanging outside the butthole sometimes .
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This area as demonstrated by the vet . By the right leg only . I cannot get any fluid from the identical spot on the left sideWhere on the tort do you aspirate this from?