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Female prolapse
Posted:
Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:24 pm
by supermom123
Hi long time lurker here, I have a ~10 year old female who has had a purse string surgery for her prolapse a month ago but she is still trying to push her organs out
We have done an xray to see if there was anything stuck but it came back negative. She is still eating fine and pooping like normal. Is there anything else I can do to help her before the sutures wear off? The doctor had no other suggestion unfortunately after seeing her. Thanks.
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:04 pm
by steve
That's a very tough situation. What are/were the doc's orders?
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:46 am
by supermom123
The doctor just said to wait it out and hope for the best :/
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:38 pm
by steve
Is she in a tank or dry docked? How much longer before her sutures are done? Keeping her in a dark and quiet area may settle her down, but it's not really a long term plan.
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:18 am
by supermom123
She's in her tank, basking normally during the day and sleeping on the dock or in water at night (she's random like that). The sutures would dissolve in a few months.
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:02 am
by steve
Sounds like she's doing well. Is there any swelling? Dry docking usually helps the skin heal quicker. How is she "pushing"?
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:29 pm
by supermom123
No swelling from what I can tell. Usually happens when shes in the water, her tail gets puffy and you can see a bit of flesh sticking out when she wants to "push". If I were to pick her up, it goes back in and her tail flattens.
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:33 pm
by steve
And you said she's defecating normally? Have you actually witnessed it or just found poop in her tank. Has she ever been gravid?
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:10 pm
by supermom123
She has had eggs before and was one of the first things we checked for in the xray. I have seen her poop but can't tell if it's everything she wants to let out. How frequent would an adult turtle defecate if it eats daily, mostly greens? Maybe I can keep track if I knew the frequency.
Re: Female prolapse
Posted:
Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:29 am
by steve
Pooping "schedules" depends on the turtle. My male RES would poop right after eating, I can never tell when my female RES goes. It's usually overnight... I can tell you both like to poop right after I do a full cleaning in their tanks.