Jeremy Wheelock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Sorry to keep pestering you all with my questions. I noticed that the
>little gerbil I mentioned earlier last night ("retardation in gerbils")
>has a wet tail. I thought Wet Tail was a hamster illness. (?) She
>doesn't seem to be having diarrhea (I held her in my hand over three
>hours this evening coaxing her to eat a milk-soaked crust of
>bread--unless I just don't know what gerbil diarrhea looks like).
>Should I be concerned about the wet tail (wet on the tip)? She is
>making "clicking" sounds as she breathes, so I'm guessing I need to pick
>up an antibiotic tomorrow. I do hope she pulls through, for she's the
>sweetest little thing (and the first of our gerbils that my wife has
>held). My wife named her "Inch."
>
>Jeremy
Get a wet-tail medicine or bird antibiotic and give it by dropper. It is
important to treat this quickly.
--
Julian
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