Okay just got back from the vet, and...we still don't know for sure. Apparently my dad has been hiding any bloody messes from my mother and me thinking she would be put down if we knew. She was acting more like herself but probably because she sensed his stress.

When we got to the vet her urine sample was too bloody to get a good test from, then the ultrasound was too much blood and not enough urine to get a good enough contrast to see anything. So she is certainly one sick little girl. She behaved well through it all though, and the vet remembered me from years ago when I worked there so he cut the rate for her visit.

But she's back home now and on antibiotics for the next week, with a possible follow up if she's still showing any symptoms. Good thing my mother has this next week off, so she can keep an eye on how she's doing, since we know my father can't be trusted.

Anyone have a pet tortoise before? Might be a good idea for my dad's next pet should outlive him, and if not we maybe able to find a spare someplace so he doesn't notice.