General Care Discussion

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:28 am **Ichigo the rescue - Update**

Ichigo went in for an Esophagostomy today. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. We are pureeing her food and mixing it with all her meds and injecting it through the tube straight in to her stomach. We are to do it for five days, then call the vet to give her an update and see how to proceed. She is already breathing less with her mouth after pooping once and we are hopeful that this will finally do the trick!

Hanna

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:36 am

Oh my! I hope it works! You are one awesome turtle rescuer!!!!!!

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:51 am

Wow. That's dedication. It is so great that you are helping her like this!!!I hope she continues to feel better. The world could use more people like you

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:03 am

Thanks for your encouragement guys!
I don't know, once you take on an animal that needs help, you kind of have to go all the way, right? I mean it doesn't make any sense to do anything other than that. I'm sure you guys would do the same.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:04 am

I hope so too! Ichigo is quite the fighter, I'm glad he's doing better.
Thanks for the updates, it's really amazing the lengths you're going to to help this turtle, he's one lucky guy.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:11 am

Ichigo looks huge. Is she?
It's so good you recused a turtle. You pretty much saved a turtle

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:48 am

Yes, she is very big. Her shell is a good 10 inches in length. I wish she could tell me what her life has been like and where she has been till now.

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:23 pm

WOW! Amazing

I wish you both the best!

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:37 pm

This is an amazing story & you deserve a medal for your efforts!!!! Definitely keep us updated!

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:21 pm

Wow, I can't believe what you are going through! I applaud anyone willing to take on such a challenge; most people would have just let any animal die. I've seen people go to great lengths for dogs and cats, but I am really impressed that you (and your vet) are doing all of this for Ichigo! She is one very lucky little turtle! I hope she continues to pull through and reward you with a very long and happy life!

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:32 pm

Hi everyone!
Thanks for all the replies.
You will be happy to know that Ichigo has started pooping out everything that was stuck inside. We saw a good amount of hair! Where the heck did that come from!? :shock:

We are to keep tube feeding her for another 5-6 days, then cut back and try to get her to eat on her own.
Computer Gremlin - our vet is pretty cool. She even does fish medicine! At first I wasn't sure how good of a doctor she was going to be but I am convinced now that she knows exactly what she is doing and is a very good vet. I am probably going to switch my three cats and my dog to her as well.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:14 pm

It's good that Ichigo (Strawberry?) is starting to respond to treatment. Perhaps a hair or two fell into the tank when someone leaned over it. Hair can really bind a turtle up inside and cause problems.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:39 pm

It didn't look like human hair. Too short and thin/whispy. Looked like some kind of animal hair......

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:40 pm

...And there was a lot of it.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:47 pm

Glad to hear some positive improvement for Ichigo. Keep up the good work.

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