Re: My Russian Tortoise Is Having Trouble Breathing. HELP!

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Posted by Tiffany on November 11, 2000 at 11:04:30:

In Reply to: Re: My Russian Tortoise Is Having Trouble Breathing. HELP! posted by EJ on November 11, 2000 at 01:38:29:

EJ~
Thank you very much for answering my message. I greatly appreciate it and have taken your advice. I emailed Annie. Hopefully she will email me back with some advice on vets and what I can do for her (tortoise) in the meantime.
~Tiffany

: Your tortoise is in dire need of a vet. Drop this girl Annie a note at scorps1@earthlink.net for some recomendations in your area for a vet. She's a fruitcake but she really knows her stuff. If she can't help you I'm sure she can tell you someone who can.
: Keep it very warm and well hydrated.
: Good luck.
: : I have a female Russian tortoise. She is approximately a year or two old. We live in the Mojave Desert in California. We have never had a problem with her, however yesterday I noticed that she seems to be gasping for air with a rattling sound in her chest and her eyes are kind of watery. Today her nose started to run slightly. I can see that she is getting sick but what can I do? We had Desert Tortoises that got sick once. The vet told us to give them shots of Penicillin, which we did; but they died shortly afterwards. I have been searching for information on respiratory infections with little success. Does anyone have any advice? Right now the tortoise has been brought in the house and is under a light, and seems to be loosing her appetite. Please help if you can. If you have any questions please ask.

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: EJ~ : Thank you very much for answering my message. I greatly appreciate it and have taken your advice. I emailed Annie. Hopefully she will email me back with some advice on vets and what I can do for her (tortoise) in the meantime. : ~Tiffany : : : Your tortoise is in dire need of a vet. Drop this girl Annie a note at scorps1@earthlink.net for some recomendations in your area for a vet. She's a fruitcake but she really knows her stuff. If she can't help you I'm sure she can tell you someone who can. : : Keep it very warm and well hydrated. : : Good luck. : : : I have a female Russian tortoise. She is approximately a year or two old. We live in the Mojave Desert in California. We have never had a problem with her, however yesterday I noticed that she seems to be gasping for air with a rattling sound in her chest and her eyes are kind of watery. Today her nose started to run slightly. I can see that she is getting sick but what can I do? We had Desert Tortoises that got sick once. The vet told us to give them shots of Penicillin, which we did; but they died shortly afterwards. I have been searching for information on respiratory infections with little success. Does anyone have any advice? Right now the tortoise has been brought in the house and is under a light, and seems to be loosing her appetite. Please help if you can. If you have any questions please ask.

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