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Off-Topic => Off-Topic: Talk about anything you want. => Topic started by: okarol on May 15, 2011, 10:27:32 AM
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Our desert tortoise Fluffy is in the vet hospital. She's not been herself lately and the vet did an xray - found she has 11 eggs, unable to go into labor. I hope they can help her through this. She's a sweet girl. "Egg binding refers to the condition where a female oviparous animal is due to lay eggs, but because of some complication, is unable to do so. The result is that the eggs are retained within the body."
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Awww, poor Fluffy....
Hope she gets well really soon.... I love tortoises...
Erm, Karol... Care to explain why a tortoise is called Fluffy???... LOL!!!...
Darth...
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Best wishes to Fluffy. I hope that her eggs are successfully delivered.
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Can you induce labor in a turtle?
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Oh, poor Fluffy. Hope everything works out okay.
(love the name!)
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oh poor Fluffy! Hope the vets can help her to get those pesky eggs out! Would you mind posting a pic of here when she's doing better? I love turtles ( well, ok, I love all animals really but turtles are very cute.)
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Erm, Karol... Care to explain why a tortoise is called Fluffy???... LOL!!!...
My thoughts exactly! :rofl;
Truly, though, I hope that the vet can smooth the way for the eggs to come out. Pets are special family members.
Aleta
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Fingers crossed for Fluffy.
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Fluffy was named many years ago - she's about 45 years old. Not sure how long the neighbors had them, but when the elderly lady died, my mom inherited the tortoises. She had Fluffy and the other 2 adults for 12 years, I have had them for 5. So her name goes way back.
They said they would induce labor this weekend. I have not heard anything and the vet said he would call if things got worse, so I am praying no news is good news.
Not sure if the eggs would survive. It depends on if they had to pierce them to get them to come out. This is all new territory for me.
Here's a photo of Fluffy a few years ago http://www.flickr.com/photos/karolfranks/3067930590/
Thanks for the good wishes. :thx;
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I thought this may have been the baby tortise you had pictures of a couple years ago, but I was wrong after you explained her age.
Sorry to hear, hope everything turns out ok.
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I thought this may have been the baby tortise you had pictures of a couple years ago, but I was wrong after you explained her age.
Sorry to hear, hope everything turns out ok.
No the baby is Rocky. :)
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Any news of Fluffy???....
Love the pic... She's lovely... How large is she???...
Darth...
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Are the eggs fertilized? Do you have sexually mature male? I'm not sure about tortoises but bird sometimes go into egglaying without having a male around and of course that means the eggs won't develope into babies. How lovely to hear of such an "old" lady, although I guess being 40 when you can get up towards 100 is relatively young!
Fluffy was named many years ago - she's about 45 years old. Not sure how long the neighbors had them, but when the elderly lady died, my mom inherited the tortoises. She had Fluffy and the other 2 adults for 12 years, I have had them for 5. So her name goes way back.
They said they would induce labor this weekend. I have not heard anything and the vet said he would call if things got worse, so I am praying no news is good news.
Not sure if the eggs would survive. It depends on if they had to pierce them to get them to come out. This is all new territory for me.
Here's a photo of Fluffy a few years ago http://www.flickr.com/photos/karolfranks/3067930590/
Thanks for the good wishes. :thx;
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Still keeping fingers crossed. Gosh! 40 years! :2thumbsup;
Aleta
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Fluffy Watch 2011
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This is NOT Fluffy's xray, but it's similar and gives you an idea of how big the eggs are. The vet gave us a CD of her xray but it did not work so I need to get it again tomorrow.
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oh i love her... i Hope so much that she's going to be ok with this. I had a chicken that was eggbound last year and i brought her in and put her in warm water and flowed the warm hose over her and she layed that egg right in my hand. Im so grateful as i love my chickens. I will be so happy to hear all is good with fluffy.. PLEASE be ok Fluffy :pray;
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The next few days I will be giving her food and hormones by syringe, and letting her soak in warm water each day. Hopefully she will pass the eggs, or they will be reabsorbed into her body. We don't know if/how she'll get through this. I brought her home but she seems so wrung out, poor girl. I hope some tender loving care will help her.
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oh good grief her condition sounds miserable...I thought PKD was bad :/
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Poor Fluffy...
Great that she's home, though...
We all seem to recover much better at home...
Please keep us informed!...
Darth...
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Be real carful about keeping her head above the water if your putting her in a puddle type thing. they get very relaxed (at least the chickens do) and they can drown if not watched. All the best for your fluffy.. I truly hope she's going to be ok....
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This is an xray of our girl Fluffy. She had stopped eating and going into her shelter and the vet said that the 11 eggs could not be delivered. I cannot stop crying. After several days of rescue attempts, we decided to put down sweet little Fluffy. The eggs were not moving, her liver was in distress, she had a bladder stone blockage and she was shutting down. I cannot force feed an animal just to postpone the inevitable and her vet agreed that it was the humane thing to do. I know people can't believe that tortoises have any personality, but Fluffy was adorable and the boss of our two males, always leading the way. I don't know what they'll do without her. :-(
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I am so sorry!
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Aawww Karol... I'm SO sorry...
It's dreadful when we lose our pawed people, and absolutely awful when we have to make 'that' decision, even though we make it for all the right reasons...
Thinking of you... :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug;
Darth...
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This is such sad news Okarol, but its for the best to put her out of her misery. Vale Fluffy.
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Karol, I know a pet is like family. We are sorry for your loss.
Rerun and her furbabies :grouphug;
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I'm so sorry. :'(
I understand about pets....I've had my tarantula for about 11 years and I know she isn't going to be around too much longer. :'(
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Such sad news when a pet goes awry. Hope all is well with the boys without Fluffy.
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:thx; :cuddle;
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I didnt want to read this but finally did. :'( im so sad, but so thankfull that you gave it your all to help her and not just let her suffer in the end. Im so sorry and wish you all healing from this. It's so hard :(
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so sorry Okarol!! RIP Fluffy!
xo,
R
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Jenna and I buried her this afternoon. We felt it was the right thing to do for a tortoise, return her to the earth. We put flowers and her favorite strawberry leaves in with her. Jenna is so brave. I could not have gotten through this without her.
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:'( The strawberry leaves are a nice touch.
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:cuddle; okarol,
I am so sorry for your loss
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I am so sorry for the loss of your Fluffy. It's the same as losing a family member. :grouphug;
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Just got home and getting caught up on internet. I am sorry to hear about Fluffy Okarol.