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09-08-2007, 10:46 PM
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tortoise skin
hey.... shelly got a cut on his head he must have caught it on something while rummaging around the garden, so as soon as i noticed it i cleaned it, but that was over a week ago and it doesnt seem to be healing.
its not infected and theres no discharge or anything, but was just wondering should it have started to heal up by now?!? |
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10-08-2007, 01:49 AM
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It should be healing by now Laura. Does it have a scab on it? Did you use betadine when you cleaned it?
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10-08-2007, 10:00 AM
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Should be healing unless tort is epeating the injury-I have a blind tort who kept cutting her legs on the rockery as she couldnt see where she was going. I had to dismantle the rockery. Onc I had done that there was no sign of an injury in a week.
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10-08-2007, 06:32 PM
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yea i used betadine, so just been keeping an eye on it, if theres no improvement after this weekend ill take him to the vets, its no sign of infection or anything though, so i suppose thats one good sign.
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10-08-2007, 07:37 PM
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sounds like your doing the rite stuff...keep us updated.
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12-08-2007, 11:22 PM
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Just checking to see if you remembered to dilute the betadine?
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13-08-2007, 04:47 PM
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Re: tortoise skin
What species is the tortoise? Is it with another tortoise?
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13-08-2007, 09:34 PM
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shelly is a hingeback tortoise, and hes the only one i got, would love more, but shelly keeps me busy enough bless him, lol! betadine was used correctly yea, i work in a pharmacy so i hopefully managed to do it ok, lol!!
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13-08-2007, 09:40 PM
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What kind of hingeback... forest or grassland?
Both have dynamite personalities once established. Quote:
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