Turtle

[den]

I have an eastern snake-necked turtle. Her name is Shelley. According to the guy who handed her to me, she was playing "Frogger" on the highway and lost. She has a crack on her plastron that runs from one side to the other, and is bleeding a little. The wound isn't gaping or displaced, so all she needs is R&R for 6 weeks and some silicone to keep water and air out. I'll check out the rest of her shell tomorrow for other cracks but so far it looks okay. I'll take her to a vet on Tuesday for some antibiotics and an x-ray.

Comments

[wynther-knight.livejournal.com]

I hope she makes it okay.

[sjwt.livejournal.com]

best of luck, I found one once, broken top and lower shell and a broken leg.. had her upt down, took me 3 hours to find someoen to do it..

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The shell makes it hard to do anything when they're injured. Sometimes the only thing you can do is put them down.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

Poor tortoise!

The ones I saw at the zoo today were all acting like lumps and sleeping/not moving. Except for the slider which was swimming around vigorously:D.Check the diet too, see if any sort of berry is a treat:D.

[sjwt.livejournal.com]

yup, heart braking as allways, though I can truly understand your anger at ppl who keep the animals they find for a week or two before seeking help.

[psychic-of-ice.livejournal.com]

Aww, I hope she gets well soon

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It'll take about 6 weeks.