Please help me on this one. Today morning i kept my 2 res in direct sunlight as usual. It just skipped my notice that my dog was not chained. I went inside for 5 minutes and when i came back, i saw one of my res missing from the box, later i found the turtle near my dog. The dog had bitten it.
I saw an opening/ hole on turtle's carapace with some inside flesh pooping out (i am assuming it is a part of its intestine mostly). I have applied betadine to the wound and kept the turtle in a dry place to self heal for now. There was no apparent bleeding, etc. and the turtle also seems to be ok (it is moving, eyes are open, etc.), but i know the wound is serious and the turtle may eventually die. After a couple of hours, the turtle is still seeming ok and also most of the part of its intestine is sucked back through the hole. But still the wound exists and still there is some part of the intestine popping out of the carapace.
My res is just 2 months old, and i also do not have an access to a specialized vet around. Please help me with some of your experienced suggestions so that i can save my turtle from dying a painful death. I know its completely my fault but please do help me save this baby
Attaching a pic herewith for reference.
Thanks.
