Re: NOT normal!

Posted by Mike Hurley on November 21, 2000 at 10:51:33:

In Reply to: NOT normal! posted by Annie Lancaster-TortoiseAid on November 19, 2000 at 10:59:32:

Our tort was sick and the vet gave him a shot and somehow punctured through into his lung so he started bubbling blood. It was really scary! However he cleared up over a few days and it went away and he's fine. I'd worry more if it didn't coagulate.

: Hi,

: I'd get that tortoise to a vet ASAP, that is NOT normal, the only tortoises I have ever seen with nosebleeds have been because of
: 1. Trauma (getting hit by a car, for example)
: 2. Foreign object
: 3. Something growing in there that should not be....

: Get an x-ray at the bare minimum...to rule out any type of growth, etc.

: Tortoise may also have some type of a clotting problem....and oif there is a foreign object up in the sinuses, it needs to come out!

: : I have an African Spur thigh tortuise. He seems to have a nose bleed, he has had it for a couple of days. Its not a constant bleed but it comes every so often. Does anyone know if this is a serious problem or not?

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: Our tort was sick and the vet gave him a shot and somehow punctured through into his lung so he started bubbling blood. It was really scary! However he cleared up over a few days and it went away and he's fine. I'd worry more if it didn't coagulate. : : : Hi, : : I'd get that tortoise to a vet ASAP, that is NOT normal, the only tortoises I have ever seen with nosebleeds have been because of : : 1. Trauma (getting hit by a car, for example) : : 2. Foreign object : : 3. Something growing in there that should not be.... : : Get an x-ray at the bare minimum...to rule out any type of growth, etc. : : Tortoise may also have some type of a clotting problem....and oif there is a foreign object up in the sinuses, it needs to come out! : : : I have an African Spur thigh tortuise. He seems to have a nose bleed, he has had it for a couple of days. Its not a constant bleed but it comes every so often. Does anyone know if this is a serious problem or not?

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