I too have had gerbils under anesthesia recover without a problem. I.V.
anesthetics are very high risk for small animals, but gas is often used
safely and effectively. I believe it's called Isoflourane gas- someone
correct me if I'm wrong!
Jill
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> From: Tana Lyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Barley's lump
> Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 8:59 PM
>
> At 05:19 PM 6/9/00 -0700, Julie Thomas wrote:
> >I took poor Barley to the vet today. The vet believes it's a tumor. He
> >took a sample from it with a syringe, and said there were some
> >inflammatory cells but also some mitotic cells. He felt surgical
> >removal would be a rather high-risk procedure, due to possible
> >anesthesia complications. :(
> >
> >There's a chance it could be an abscess or other injury, but the
> >mitotic cells indicated a tumor was likely. I'm giving him antibiotics
> >since it shouldn't hurt and may help.
> >
> >I was under the impression that gerbils' tumors could often be removed
> >fairly easily. I'm thinking about checking with another vet.
> >
> >I've read (here) that some sort of gas is the best anesthetic for
> >gerbils. Could someone give me details on that?
> >
> >Poor little Barley. He's such a sweetie pie. He wasn't too happy about
> >getting stuck with a needle, but he's as perky as ever.
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Julie & Michael (homo sapiens)
> >Alex P. Kitten & The Little Rascal (felis catus)
> >Reebo & Zooty, Pippin and Barley (meriones unguiculatus)
> ><In English, two humans with 2 cats and four gerbils>
>
> I would DEFINITELY seek another vet. I have had gerbils under anesthesia
> three times and no ill effects. Every time the gerbil recovered
> quickly. Pookie woke up within 5 minutes of having his leg amputated and
> was moving around the tank and eating. You just need to find one that
> knows how to work with rodents.
>
> Tana and The Little Rascals
> http://thesanctuary.tripod.com
> http://gerbils.freehosting.net
> http://www.geocities.com/tinypaws68/
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