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« on: May 15, 2011, 10:27:32 AM »
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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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 11:22:06 AM »
Awww, poor Fluffy....

Hope she gets well really soon.... I love tortoises...

Erm, Karol... Care to explain why a tortoise is called Fluffy???... LOL!!!...

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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 12:07:40 PM »
Best wishes to Fluffy. I hope that her eggs are successfully delivered.
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 12:40:09 PM »
Can you induce labor in a turtle? 
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 01:16:48 PM »
Oh, poor Fluffy.  Hope everything works out okay. 

(love the name!)
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 04:43:11 PM »
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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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 04:59:59 PM »
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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.

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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2011, 05:02:03 PM »
Fingers crossed for Fluffy.
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 08:42:10 PM »
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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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2011, 09:23:31 PM »
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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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2011, 10:19:25 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 15, 2011, 09:23:31 PM
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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She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2011, 02:02:15 AM »
Any news of Fluffy???....

Love the pic... She's lovely... How large is she???...

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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2011, 03:20:23 AM »
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!




Quote from: okarol on May 15, 2011, 08:42:10 PM
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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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2011, 04:44:54 AM »
Still keeping fingers crossed. Gosh! 40 years!  :2thumbsup;

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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2011, 05:28:25 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2011, 08:04:39 PM »
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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Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
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« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2011, 08:22:06 PM »
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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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2011, 08:47:48 PM »
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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She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2011, 10:01:45 PM »
oh good grief her condition sounds miserable...I thought PKD was bad :/
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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2011, 11:45:40 PM »
Poor Fluffy...

Great that she's home, though...

We all seem to recover much better at home...

Please keep us informed!...

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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2011, 07:16:02 AM »
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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« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2011, 10:21:23 PM »
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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She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2011, 11:18:21 PM »
I am so sorry!
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« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2011, 12:25:42 AM »
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;

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« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2011, 04:58:13 AM »
This is such sad news Okarol, but its for the best to put her out of her misery.  Vale Fluffy.
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