For the last 2 years my tort has been suffering from renal disease. At first it was manageable with medication and my tort was living relatively comfortably.
Every once in a while my tort would rebound from being lively and active and would have a bout of lethargy, swollen neck (water retention) and would sleep a lot. This was occasional (maybe once every 1-2 months). Luckily enough, he never lost his appetite either despite all this and even gained some good weight through the past two years.
Recently, the bouts of lethargy and I activeness have been more frequent, and I'm very worried. This is really hard for me to accept (I've had this tortoise my whole life, since I was six; we've been best friends for 18 years). But I want the best for him and hate to seem in pain...
My vet has told me several times that I need to consider putting him down, but I always refused.
Has anyone experienced a similar situation with their tort? When did you know it was time?...
I attached photos of my tort today, his skin is reacting negatively to the medication (mushy skin on the side of his face) and he's been sleeping excessively for the past 2 weeks.
Every once in a while my tort would rebound from being lively and active and would have a bout of lethargy, swollen neck (water retention) and would sleep a lot. This was occasional (maybe once every 1-2 months). Luckily enough, he never lost his appetite either despite all this and even gained some good weight through the past two years.
Recently, the bouts of lethargy and I activeness have been more frequent, and I'm very worried. This is really hard for me to accept (I've had this tortoise my whole life, since I was six; we've been best friends for 18 years). But I want the best for him and hate to seem in pain...
My vet has told me several times that I need to consider putting him down, but I always refused.
Has anyone experienced a similar situation with their tort? When did you know it was time?...
I attached photos of my tort today, his skin is reacting negatively to the medication (mushy skin on the side of his face) and he's been sleeping excessively for the past 2 weeks.