Hi,

I am a lowly bog standard small animal vet that has been landed with a sick horsefield tortoise anI would really appreciate any advice you may be able to give me on this case...

The owners reports it is approx. 2 years old, it weighs 45g. It has not eaten for 1month and is currently sitting in its little box not very responsive, eyes closed and barely moving unless I pull on its legs. There is no nasal/ocular discharge, or discharge from the back end. It is housed inside and has access to a heat source but can move away from that if needed. It has come in with another similarly sized horsefield that is dead....

Is there anything I can do to help this creature or I should be looking for? The owners have no transport other that their own feet and so travel to a proper vet is not an option.

Many thanks for any help

Tom

Hello Tom