Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: Dec 01, 2011
Alleviation of a Gastrointestinal Tract Impaction in a Tortoise Using an Improvised Vibrating Massager
Alleviation of a Gastrointestinal Tract Impaction in a Tortoise Using an Improvised Vibrating Massager
MA, VetMB, MRCVS and
DipMedSci, CBiol, FSB
Page Range: 93 – 95
Keywords: Gastrointestinal tract; impaction; tortoise; reptile; alleviation; pica; vibrator
Copyright: © 2011 Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery
Figure 1.
Radiograph showing dense particulate material in the gastrointestinal tract.
Figure 2.
Vibrating massager attached to plastron.
Figure 3.
Radiograph at 8 weeks showing a reduction of the material in the gastrointestinal tract.
Figure 4.
Photograph of evacuated material (gravel/stones). The measurement is in centimeters.
