BILBO-03
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So sorry I hope he gets better!Took him to the vet today. Bad shape. He's on antibiotics now and an appetite stimulant.
So sorry I hope he gets better!Took him to the vet today. Bad shape. He's on antibiotics now and an appetite stimulant.
Can I ask what source did you get your PP baby from?
Great news!Hello, so I have some good news.
After a vet visit and a myriad of changes, things are looking better. My baby is very active and has eaten two days in a row.
He had lost 5 grams going down to 38 from 43 originally. The vet prescribed him antibiotics and an appetite stimulant as well as eye drops. Along with those three, they tube fed him once bringing him back up to 42g.
I've also soaked him in pure carrot baby food twice now.
Since the visit on Tuesday, he's eaten yesterday and today and now weighs 44g solid. All in his habitat.
This may not mean much to others, but it's priceless to me. I feel this guy is just as important as I am in this world.
This has made my week. I know I'm far from out of the woods, but I feel very optimistic. Wanted to thank everybody and will keep posted.
I'm not sure which of the many changes are to credit (or perhaps none/time). He's soaking now and happily drinking too.
I'm so sorry your first experience is like this. I would like you and others to know that some Leopards are allergic to antibiotics. We found out the hard way with a tortoise that was doing better after some signs of congestion but we wanted to make sure she didn't give it to the other tortoises
After her first antibiotic shot she went downhill fast. Then I read, maybe in this forum about antibiotics and Leopards. I still feel guilty because she died after me putting antibiotics in her mouth even though she wouldn't eat
My best advice is to get a tortoise hatched and raised in your climate. All of the Tortoises that we have raised up for 4 years are healthy and hardy as are the Tortoises that we bought in and from Florida. The ones that we got from other states have had a very hard time adjusting and we have had some heart breaking deaths as above.
Like the above poster wrote about the shots, sometimes it only masks the issue.