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Wounded Turtle
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:18 pmby larqw
My baby turtle recently got bitten by my other turtle
I made the mistake of putting them together. Well, now the baby limps...both arms are wounded. So it looks like it walks on it's chest and back legs. I have put antibiotic cream on it but is there anything else I can do?? It is still eating...just has two bruised arms. How long will it take to get better???
Posted:
Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:22 pmby iac637
dry dock it for 20-30 minutes to make sure the meds atart working
I don't know how long it will take from him to get better
Posted:
Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:26 pmby madmax1
YOU HAVE TO HOPE THERE ARE NO BREAKS , OR ARE THEY JUST FLESH WOUNDS I WOULD TAKE TO VET IF THEY DON"T GET ANY BETTER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS , YOU MUST REALY ASESS THE SITUATION MIGHT EVEN BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET TO VET RIGHT AWAY.
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:28 pmby larqw
Thanks
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Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:30 pmby madmax1
larqw wrote:Thanks
I HOPE HE GETS BETTER KEEP US POSTED
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:02 amby SpotsMama
Yes, the little one may have a broken bone(s). good luck - we'll keep our fingers crossed for you.
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:40 pmby larqw
Broken bones??
She's so tiny...
Should I try getting it to eat anything special or anything? When it tries to swim, the front part of her body is mostly in the water because she doesn't put pressure on the hands
I feel so horrible!
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:41 pmby Vtolds
Have you gone to a vet yet?
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:05 pmby larqw
No...I'm a poor college student!
But if I don't see any improvement by the end on this week, I'll try my best to get it there.
She can move the arms, one just looks a little bent it and the other one she keep near or almost in the shell.
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:59 pmby industrial_girl_2000
One thing a vet recommended to me many yrs ago when Sheba got a sprained arm was to keep her in the water; floating in the water helps a broken bone in this case. Don't allow them to put any weight on it or try to use the limb to climb up on a basking dock. That will mean the turtle will most likely need to be in (extremely clean) water for a couple of weeks.
There is no way to put a cast on the broken/sprained limb, unfortunately.
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:43 pmby larqw
Oh okay. Thank you very much! I hope that will work
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:26 pmby marisa
Do the limbs respond to a gentle touch?
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:55 pmby larqw
Yes, when I touch them, she curls them under
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Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:55 pmby larqw
Tortuga is doing much better! Thanks for all the help.
Her limbs have not completely healed, but she can swim and climb up on her basking rock.
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Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:27 pmby marisa
Well, that sounds good.
It sounds like a little time was needed to help her recover.