OH!!!YOUR POOR THING:-( I HOPE THINGS GET BETTER. GOOD LUCK!
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From: Deborah Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:44 AM
Subject: AIGHHHH!!!!! Ike's one-eyed and grumpy!!!
>Okay, who said moving across country was easy???
>
>Yesterday while feeding gerbils in the camper, I noticed one of Ike's eyes
>is swollen shut. This morning it is still swollen shut. There is no
>discoloration around the eye or any other signs of illness. However, he
has
>gotten very grumpy. Ike is still the sweetest gerbil with me, but has
taken
>to chasing Birch everytime Birch gets near him. Birch is missing a toe on
>one of his front paws. There are no bite marks on either male, but Ike
>keeps chasing Birch quite violently (lots of squeaking and very quick
>movements). Birch looks a bit disheveled this morning. I may have to go
>buy another cage and separate them for the remainder of this trip.
>
>I hypothesize that Ike is either attacking Birch because he can't see very
>well which might make him confused. Or Ike is in pain and this is
confusing
>him.
>
>Either way, I suppose it's convenient that I've already have a vet
>appointment tomorrow. Everyone needs health certificates to travel to and
>from Canada. I'll ask the vet about Ike's eye then. If the fighting
>continues, I'll go to the petstore and pay full price for yet another cage!
>
>So, we've haven't even left Fairbanks yet and already problems are
mounting!
> (Angel getting caught in wire, Ike's eye problem and grumpiness, Cindy
>discovering ways to escape, AND Patch the ferret is starting to show signs
>of adrenal disease!!!)
>
>Deb Adams and her traveling menagerie
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