Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
12-02-2015, 09:49 AM
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He would have when she went in for her trim on...
He would have when she went in for her trim on the 3rd. I do look through the hole daily but we can't get a proper look at her mouth ourselves so we were using her eating and the hole to keep a...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
11-02-2015, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 23
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Yeah but she was eating great and no slowing as...
Yeah but she was eating great and no slowing as is normal, just bam not eating. Then a week later ill and lethargic. It's not like the slow up we normally see, we preferred to overwinter them, may...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
11-02-2015, 06:52 PM
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Sorry about 2 posts so close together. I have...
Sorry about 2 posts so close together. I have weighed and measured her. I am not sure what to think now because she is 121mm and 456g which by McIntyre's is bang on. The other formula even puts her...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
11-02-2015, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 23
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I'm now really worried. We're on the 4th week....
I'm now really worried. We're on the 4th week. The first 2 she didn't eat mostly except the weekend of the second she ate a tiny amount of salad. Then she was eating a third of her daily food, about...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
10-02-2015, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 23
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I was going to make sure of that anyway. Turned...
I was going to make sure of that anyway. Turned out it was the receptionist misunderstood. He did want to look at it first but he wanted to check there weren't two things going on. He had considered...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
09-02-2015, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 23
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She already is on her own. They get to wander...
She already is on her own. They get to wander outside their vivs together 2 days in the week supervised and that's it. If one's ill they get out separate. But wouldn't be the first time I've heard of...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
09-02-2015, 01:16 PM
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
07-02-2015, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 23
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Well at least she isn't dehydrated, that's...
Well at least she isn't dehydrated, that's something at least. I got it wrong which leg, it's the right she's limping on. I thought she was dragging the left but it turns out she's dropping when...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
07-02-2015, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 23
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For the eye ...
For the eye
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
07-02-2015, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 23
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Gah, difficult creature. Her right eye looked...
Gah, difficult creature. Her right eye looked distinctly sunken first thing this morning, the left slightly. Since her soak I can't tell if they're sunken or not but this is how the day goes with her...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
06-02-2015, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
06-02-2015, 09:07 PM
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
06-02-2015, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 23
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Oh and also if anyone could advise me on how to...
Oh and also if anyone could advise me on how to tell if she's underweight, dehydrated, or both. That would really help, all I have to go off is she's light and skinny but she was losing weight when...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
06-02-2015, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 12
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Awww he's adorable. I don't think he's done too...
Awww he's adorable. I don't think he's done too badly considering his start. It's sad that this is his story, pet shop, your sister not doing as much as she should for him, but it's so good he's got...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
06-02-2015, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 23
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Limping tortoise
Morla, the one with the mutilated beak if anyone remembers, has had problems recently. The place that sells the pellets we were giving her until she could eat leaves again stopped stocking them and...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
02-01-2014, 05:25 PM
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
29-12-2013, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
Thanks, I wondered what was best out of the...
Thanks, I wondered what was best out of the suggestions by the vet. He mentioned butternut squash too. There was a list he rattled off of veg with decent vitamin A but I'm so scatterbrained I could...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
29-12-2013, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 71
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We are now graduating her back onto greens and...
We are now graduating her back onto greens and reducing her pellets to a more reasonable amount. The greens of course need to be shredded to bite size pieces since she still has no bite but she is...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
27-12-2013, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 47
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Make sure you check recommendations on here,...
Make sure you check recommendations on here, there is a recommended vets list and there are lots of helpful members. I didn't have a problem with the previous specialist at the same vets who stated...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
23-12-2013, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 71
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Hi guys. Sorry I haven't updated as much since...
Hi guys. Sorry I haven't updated as much since but all is well since someone decent has looked at her. The vitamin injection we knew would take a couple days to take full effect. Right on time she...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
10-12-2013, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
OK today's update. I'm really ill today so was...
OK today's update. I'm really ill today so was slow getting up and only had time to bath Morla before heading off for the vets. The new vets was a lot easier to find and very calm. It was nice having...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
09-12-2013, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
08-12-2013, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
We do have an appointment at an alternative,...
We do have an appointment at an alternative, highly recommended vet now but thanks anyway. One of those I didn't know about before and am quite surprised I didn't.
She is managing with the pellets...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
07-12-2013, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
07-12-2013, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,639
Sorry guys. I meant to keep you posted daily on...
Sorry guys. I meant to keep you posted daily on how she is for now. It might not be much difference day to day I'll warn you. I'll post later on how she's doing today. Friday she kept going to the...
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