If there is anybody on the list that had to have a gerbil's leg
> amputated I would like to hear from them. I need some idea of how well he
> would or would not adapt. His quality of life is the big issue here. I
> don't want him to be miserable!
>
> Tana L. Lyman
> Courseware Quality Control, C-17 ATS
> (580) 481-3467
>
Hi Tana,
I haven't had experience with this, but remember how gerbils can really
amaze us! I would chose to have his leg amputated. For as versatile as
gerbils are, I'm sure he would adapt well. He could probably figure out how
to hold his food in one paw in order to eat. Maybe at first you would have
to open sunflower seeds until he figures it out on his own.
I would try the amputation first before the last resort of putting him to
sleep.
I recall members in the past telling how there gerbils without paws got
along fine.
Best of luck,
Ann-Marie L. Roberts
T&T Gerbils
Escanaba, Michigan
Member of the American Gerbil Society
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Pup Count Home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/pupctlist.html
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