todays Vet visit

[wayne.bob]

today Bob went to the vet. he started showing signs of RI. the vet was very nice and knew a lot about torts. ( she has some of her own) i was so worried because i had never been to this vet. she was very nice and i would recomend her to anyone.
back to Bob: he has upper respirtory infection, i was told that i caught it early and she gave me Baytril injections for 14 days. she said Bob looks very healthy and commended me for knowing what i was talking about. i could not take all the credit so i made sure she knew that i get a lot of my info here on TFO.
thanks everyone

wayne

 

[Itort]

Who is your vet?

 

[wayne.bob]

Jenn Berger, from Bright eyes and Bushy tails animal hospital in Iowa City.

 

[cvalda]

glad you found a good vet for Bob, and caught his RI early!

 

[Coldliz]

I'm glad that Bob is going to be alright. Its great that you found a vet that you like. That's hard to do. Kept us posted on how he is doing.

 

[jlyoncc1]

Glad he's going to be ok. It's comforting when you find a good vet.

 

[Tatooineboy]

That is good news!

And its great that you caught it early. Makes you an excellent keeper

Hope all goes well for the tort and for you!

 

[Crazy1]

Wayne.bob glad to hear you have a good Vet. Melissa's right sometimes that very hard to do. I am glad you caught the RI early and Bob will be fine. Keep us updated.

 

[wayne.bob]

thanks everyone, i will keep you all updated on his recovery

 

[ZippyButter]

thanks everyone, i will keep you all updated on his recovery

Hope he will get better soon. Have any of us ever wonder the wild population of these torts ever get RI? and how do they get well on their own without the help from modern medicine?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hope he will get better soon. Have any of us ever wonder the wild population of these torts ever get RI? and how do they get well on their own without the help from modern medicine?
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That is the reason for the big die-off of desert tortoises in the Mojave desert. They are suffering from URDS (upper respiratory distress syndrome). They get sick and die.

Yvonne

 

[wayne.bob]

Bob has just finished his last shot today!!!! one thing that worries me is i think he lost a toe! has anyone ever had this happen when useing baytril? will it grow back?

 

[wayne.bob]

Should i go to the vet to see why his toe fell off?
will the claw grow back?

 

[Yvonne G]

Should i go to the vet to see why his toe fell off?
will the claw grow back?

There have been instance of the tissue dying off around the injection site when using Baytril, but unless you were injecting him in his foot, I wouldn't think losing a toe was related to the injection.

Your tortoise will be fine with a missing toe, and no, I doubt the claw will grow back. Is the foot raw where the toe used to be?

Yvonne

 

[wayne.bob]

it didn't bleed or anything but you can tell the toe recently came off

 

[Coldliz]

poor guy! Does it seem to bother him at all?

 

[wayne.bob]

nope. he acts the same as before. it was just by chance that i noticed

 

[Jentortmom]

Is it scabbed or an open sore? If open I would put some meds on it.

 

[wayne.bob]

it dosnt look scabed. what type of meds? why would his toe fall off?