I haven't been feeling as perky lately. Ok, I'll be frank: I haven't been able to poop at all in a few days and I was really struggling yesterday. I was opening my mouth, sort of like "talking," but of course I can't say what's wrong. But my tortoise mom has been keeping track so she called Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital. Stacey talked to Dr. Wright who said I should have a check-up pronto.
Emmy weighed me in and discovered that I'm gaining weight! This is good news for a gal who has been losing a lot of weight due to being so weak. That's why I never ever complain about tube feeding!
Then Dr. Wright gave me a digital exam. Yikes! But he found some leftover urate from the bladder stone and some poop that may have been irritating my lower tract so he removed it. I'm glad that's over! He increased the amount of food and water for my feeding tube and gave me some medicine to increase motility so my digestion will work right again. I'm back on antibiotics too, just to be on the safe side.
Now we're all on Poop Watch. Stay tuned....
