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  • Tricia M
    September 1, 2001 at 4:48 pm #15478

    but right now i don’t think there’s anything much left to do for my dbt. she’s not moving very much, even when i tickle her little feet… i don’t think i ever told anyone her name.. we called her Uncle Henry, after a song by a band i liked and when we thought she was a male..she stretches her neck and moves her front legs a little bit but then goes back to being still. she seems very weak .. would it be of any help to try to take her to a vet right now? i’m online please send me a message, instant messenger is keslamia or my icq is 126168745 or email me kestral@… if you know of anything i could do for her at all.. should i try a warming pad to keep her warm? i’m sorry i’m dragging my problems all over the place.. thanks to everyone, i’m so sorry.. thank you

    Rowena Tan
    September 1, 2001 at 11:38 pm #15484

    Tricia- I am no dbt expert but it sounds a LOT like what my dbt female was going through a couple of months ago (though my dbt is a pretty close to full grown). It wouldn’t hurt to take her to a vet, but make sure you find one that really can work with reptiles (I think there’s a link in the bookmarks to finding ARAV vets in your area)–I initially took our turtle to one our cat vet recommended as a “reptile” vet and the man didn’t know what he was doing. The vet I found through the ARAV site was amazing. I also took Vicki’s advice and took her out of the water so she wouldn’t drown. Then I put her in a rubbermaid box with a warm light in at least 80 degrees (used a gardening warming mat) and put betadine on her shell every day. The vet gave her daily shots of baytril and Flagyl, gave her a high calorie formula, and gave her fluid shots (plus rubbed her shell down with Novalsan). She pulled through after about 2 weeks. I could have sworn she was going to be a goner–she looked dead and the vet thought so too. She couldn’t lift her head or move. Good luck to you and Uncle Henry. Ro

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