How do veterinary surgeons operate on turtles and tortoises? Where do they make the incisions?
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I rescued a painted turtle that had been run over by a ditch mower back in the 90s. I did wildlife rehab had, had an excellent vet who treated everything I brought in without charge, I did all the follow up care. This poor turtle’s she’ll was cracked, in 2 places coming to a point, so the point lifted above the rest of the shell. I could see right into him. Vet thought maybe we could press it down, super glue it shut then duct tape it. Cripes, we couldn’t get it to bend back down! So, she loaded me up with antibiotics and I put him in a small tank with only about an inch of water. He ate just fine, and 4 months later I released him. You could barely see where his shell had cracked. I was amazed at the resilience of that little guy.
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