Hi Ladies,
Isabelle, Results…………what a pain. Although good they will phone you with the results! xxx
Jackie, More tails of Toby the tortoise….
A really bad day yesterday, not for me (for a change) but for Toby the tortoise, although he has the ‘run’ of the garden, at night we always put him into his ‘house’ Monday evening l looked everywhere for Toby, not a sign of him, having brick wall all around the garden, l knew he had to be here, he can climb but ……….not over a 4foot wall!
Well in the end we gave up, he does bury himself! We thought it was a warm night, so what harm could there be…………Little did l know!
The next morning l went out, he often wanders back to his house, but no sign of him, so l wandered down the garden, and there was this poor tortoise upside down, looking very dead!! I picked him up, no movement from him, l couldn’t even see his head, he was so far in himself!! I blew into his shell and nothing.
I remember speaking to a lady who kept them, and she told me if they are upside down for more than 15 minutes they would die, because their organs are at the top and the pressure would kill them!! Goodness knows why l blew into his shell!! Just didn’t know what else to do, kiss of life l think!! tried to put my finger in to touch his leg, but nothing, bought him indoors, and saw a movement in his leg, then his little head came forward, he looked at me and hissed!! I told him, it wasn’t my fault he was upside down! Then l got the most awful smell of foxes!! They had obviously been playing with him in the garden! I have heard of foxes attacking them before, hence we have always got him in at night, but that night l thought he has buried himself really well!
I gave him some food, but he wouldn’t eat anything, he just went in his shell, l thought he was going to die of shock! He slept all day, l woke him again about 4pm and bought him in the kitchen, he took a bit of lettuce from me, then went back to his house! Poor thing, must have been terrified.
He is now firmly tucked up in his house, with the door closed, and he will stay there until the morning.
And yes l have learnt a lesson, stop worrying about myself all the time, there others out there that need my help, if l hadn’t been so wobbly, l might have made a bit more of an effort to find him!
PS. Yes l did give him a bath, didn’t want him to have bad dreams with the smell of the fox on him! xxx
Suzie, Not long now………………………………3rd June Good Luck and Hugsxxx
Carol, Good Luck for tomorrow, hope it goes very smoothly for you, pleased the physio is working for you!! As for the hair, not even going to wait until it leaves you…….bit like taking the bull by the horns!
Well done for being so brave xxx
When does it stop? woke today to find my American Cocker Spaniel (Bliss) looking very poorly, l tried to stand her up, but she just just wobbled and sat down, she felt very hot. Tried to give her a biscuit, she is such a pig, she doesn’t stop eating, but she didn’t want to know. That told me she had a ’big’ problem! Never goes off her food!
Phoned the vets who said bring her straight up. She was diagnosed with Addison’s disease 3 years ago, and is on 5 tablets a day. He said she is anaemic and dehydrated! Yesterday she was her usual self. Even though she is taking tablets for the addisons, they soon go down hill when it gets bad! My poor little girl, is now having blood test and whatever else they decided to do.
Now waiting for the vets to phone with results………
Hope everyone is well, and having a happy day
Hugs to all
Sandra xxx