08-11-2016, 10:16 PM | #1 |
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Injury or birth defect
Hi all, had a vet appointment today. My 10 year old male star has been loosing weight and not been himself recently so I took him to our specialist vet. His exam was uneventful until the vet poked his finger in to the rear leg area to get his head out of the shell to examin him. After this whilst preparing an anti -inflammatory injection I noticed fresh blood from his rear leg area. On closer inspection the skin has detached from the Supracaudal? area. He is booked in for an operation to reattach the flesh using holes in his shell and sutures/skin glue to reattach. I wondered if anyone has experienced this and can offer advise or even an explanation of why this could have happened. Many thanks
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09-11-2016, 08:07 PM | #2 |
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Sorry to hear about this. No idea I am afraid.
I do hope all goes well.
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09-11-2016, 08:33 PM | #3 |
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Nobody on here is experienced enough to help.
Only an experienced tortoise vet can help.
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09-11-2016, 08:38 PM | #4 |
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Sorry to hear this sounds nasty. I am sure he is good hands with the vet - sounds like a tear like we have from the ligaments / muscle / tendons - has he got his leg caught somewhere maybe? CB
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