We just drove into our development and my hubby saw a turtle in the middle of the road. He had been run over and his shell was crushed both on top and the bottom. What do we do?? I said we had to take him home and get him help. I couldn't let him lay there to die slowly or get crushed yet again.
I googled on what to do with a crushed turtle. I placed him on damp papertowels inside a shoe box, so he had a quiet moist place to lay. I insisted we call the vet, a friend who was a vet asst, and the animal urgent care. Our vet was closed, the friend's husband didn't take this seriously cuz it was "just a turtle", and the animal urgent care left me on hold indefinitely.
I showed my kids the turtle's wounds (they were severe and I knew fatal) and how he needed quiet as he must have been in shock. I told him husband that no animal should be left on the street to die, no matter how small or insignificant many may think it is. Sadly, he died about two afters we brought him to our home. Luckily, his suffering was shorter than I had feared it would be.
I so wish people would realize that just because a creature is small or cannot cry or complain how much it hurts, that doesn't mean it doesn't suffer. They all deserve compassion, respect, and care.
No, it wasn't JUST a turtle. It was a creature that needed our help...even if it was just a warm safe place to die.
I googled on what to do with a crushed turtle. I placed him on damp papertowels inside a shoe box, so he had a quiet moist place to lay. I insisted we call the vet, a friend who was a vet asst, and the animal urgent care. Our vet was closed, the friend's husband didn't take this seriously cuz it was "just a turtle", and the animal urgent care left me on hold indefinitely.
I showed my kids the turtle's wounds (they were severe and I knew fatal) and how he needed quiet as he must have been in shock. I told him husband that no animal should be left on the street to die, no matter how small or insignificant many may think it is. Sadly, he died about two afters we brought him to our home. Luckily, his suffering was shorter than I had feared it would be.
I so wish people would realize that just because a creature is small or cannot cry or complain how much it hurts, that doesn't mean it doesn't suffer. They all deserve compassion, respect, and care.
No, it wasn't JUST a turtle. It was a creature that needed our help...even if it was just a warm safe place to die.
