Tortoise with a mass on its leghttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/30092/tortoise-with-a-mass-on-its-leg One of my colleagues was presented with a 25 year old tortoise that had just come out of a 6 week hibernation and gone back into his vivarium. He had a swollen left fore limb which he wasn&#39;t using as well to walk with as the other limbs: He was treateden-USTelligent Community 10RE: Tortoise with a mass on its leghttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/234538?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:56:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6b6461f3-204c-4e86-ba16-fa680cdddfd6Thomas Johnson<p>Thank you Mark, that&#39;s very helpful, I will speak to the owner and go from there.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Tortoise with a mass on its leghttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/234394?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f9d39e13-8f54-4e52-834e-94eaa4625097Mark Rowland<p>Its likely an abscess. I would get some blood work and prepare some smears for cytology and culture. If advanced imaging (CT) is available then this too,</p> <p>Warn the client that this may end in amputation.</p> <p>Whole body radiographs to check for haematogenous spread</p> <p></p> <p>Goodluck M</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>