|
13-01-2013, 03:39 PM
|
#1 |
|
Member
Hatchling
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Reading
Posts: 582
 |
Red marks on Plastron... (not growth lines)
Bit worried, so I'm only posting this until I can get a vets appointment...
but just bathing the pair today, and Fiorano (the bigger one) has some pretty major red marks on his plastron. The flash makes them look darker than they are, but even so, they're pretty significant. When I checked him last night he was tucked up in the furthest corner from the heater, not overly unusual so I didn't disturb him. Today when I've come to bath them, he was still in the same place and really cold. - All tucked in tightly so I couldn't see any limbs. I put him in the bath and put warm water in (cooler than I usually do). Anyway, once he'd come out of his shell so to speak, I set about inspecting as I usually do, that's when I was pretty horrified to see this. What do we think? worst case scenario's are running through my mind at the moment, septicaemia?, shell-rot?, bruising? Any thoughts?  Other than this, health and condition seems fine  
__________________
Code:
.~~~. _ .~~~. _
./____/'_) ./____/'_)
{_}-{_} {_}-{_}
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:46 PM
|
#2 |
|
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 14,171
|
You say the picture is making it darker, how much darker? There seem to be darker spots at the corners of the abdominal scutes and some on the pectoral scutes. Are they red spots or just more pink?
If you had just posted the picture without saying it made it darker, I would have definately said septicemia. All in all I'd get to a vet as soon as possible. Danny
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:46 PM
|
#3 |
|
Member
Hatchling
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Reading
Posts: 582
|
Wow, right, another quick question, he was just in the process of doing a poo, and what I can only describe as "some internals" popped out and shot back in again....
It might well have been his willy (!) I've never seen it before - I assume it comes out the same 'hole'?!!
__________________
Code:
.~~~. _ .~~~. _
./____/'_) ./____/'_)
{_}-{_} {_}-{_}
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:47 PM
|
#4 |
|
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 14,171
|
Yes it does come out the same hole
 Danny
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:49 PM
|
#5 |
|
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 14,171
|
Forgot, make sure you have an x-ray taken as this could be caused by a stone that isn't able to be passed.
Danny
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:51 PM
|
#6 |
|
Member
Hatchling
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Reading
Posts: 582
|
Photo without the flash
__________________
Code:
.~~~. _ .~~~. _
./____/'_) ./____/'_)
{_}-{_} {_}-{_}
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:56 PM
|
#7 |
|
Senior Member
Adult
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: South East England
Posts: 6,739
|
Oh that is an awful lot of red on the plastron, and it wasn't there yesterday? Yes vets ASAP I would, hope the little one is ok x
__________________
BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted) |
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:57 PM
|
#8 |
|
Member
Hatchling
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Reading
Posts: 582
|
on the phone right now
__________________
Code:
.~~~. _ .~~~. _
./____/'_) ./____/'_)
{_}-{_} {_}-{_}
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 03:58 PM
|
#9 |
|
Super Moderator
Adult
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 14,171
|
That does look redder than a pink flush, so yes the vets ASAP.
Danny
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
13-01-2013, 04:53 PM
|
#10 |
|
Senior Member
Adult
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 4,419
|
Hope your tortoise is ok lovely,let us know x
__________________
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442...06053/?fref=nf |
|
|
|
 |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
Linear Mode
