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I've read the posts and think I know the basics on tortoise vomiting - I would just apprecaite some 'older, cooler and more detached' heads helping me with the reasoning here ....
One of my redfoots (that was behaving fine yesterday) threw up this morning. It was basically the contents of yesterdays dinner (protein day - mushed kitten kibble). He has been eating that for > 10 months and the rest of the herd ate the same - so I --doubt-- it was any kind of food intolerence.
(Unfortunately most of his vomit had been eaten by the time I got there - this is apparantly a 'feast' for the others. In fact it was because he was the only one not eating it I knew it was him!)
So - he is now in quaranteen - and I watched him throw up once more - much much lower amount. Lots of time with his mouth open straining, maybe a quarter of a teaspoon of stuff.
He is still walking around and will drink water - but he doesn't want to touch his greens (although that is not unheard of after protein day anyway).
Now - of all of them he is the 'healthiest' (no pyramidding, no wheeze, never had shell rot) - and has been growing steadily for a year. But he is also the one which will eat ANYTHING (stones, bits of shoes, wood etc). My -complete guess- is that this is more likely to be 'something stuck' rather than something more medical (which I would expect to hit weaker torts first)
So - after the long intro (I'm kinda edgy) - my question is - should I watch and observe for a day or two (keeping him hydrated etc etc) - or is it better to go into an immediate panic and try to find a vet ....
(- I don't want to add a ton of stress into his life if I don't have to ....)
David
I've read the posts and think I know the basics on tortoise vomiting - I would just apprecaite some 'older, cooler and more detached' heads helping me with the reasoning here ....
One of my redfoots (that was behaving fine yesterday) threw up this morning. It was basically the contents of yesterdays dinner (protein day - mushed kitten kibble). He has been eating that for > 10 months and the rest of the herd ate the same - so I --doubt-- it was any kind of food intolerence.
(Unfortunately most of his vomit had been eaten by the time I got there - this is apparantly a 'feast' for the others. In fact it was because he was the only one not eating it I knew it was him!)
So - he is now in quaranteen - and I watched him throw up once more - much much lower amount. Lots of time with his mouth open straining, maybe a quarter of a teaspoon of stuff.
He is still walking around and will drink water - but he doesn't want to touch his greens (although that is not unheard of after protein day anyway).
Now - of all of them he is the 'healthiest' (no pyramidding, no wheeze, never had shell rot) - and has been growing steadily for a year. But he is also the one which will eat ANYTHING (stones, bits of shoes, wood etc). My -complete guess- is that this is more likely to be 'something stuck' rather than something more medical (which I would expect to hit weaker torts first)
So - after the long intro (I'm kinda edgy) - my question is - should I watch and observe for a day or two (keeping him hydrated etc etc) - or is it better to go into an immediate panic and try to find a vet ....
(- I don't want to add a ton of stress into his life if I don't have to ....)
David
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