> We've got a sick female gerbil over here. The bumpy bit at the
> base of her
> tail is swollen to about 4x the size of the bump that her
> cagemate has. I'm
> not too sure on my gerbil anatomy, but that's the urinary bit, right? I'm
> wondering what the problem is, and what I can do. My guess is that it's a
> kind of urinary tract infection, maybe. Any help would be appriciated.
>
> She likes to fuss with it. She bends around and (I think) chews
> at it. It
> looks like she's trying to do a headstand, and will usually end up doing a
> roll, head first. While this is quite cute, I'm pretty sure it's painful.
Hmmm. An update of sorts. Her belly is also very WET. All over the belly,
inside of the hind legs too. What the hell?
Austin (the Gerbster in question) seems to be doing better this morning.
She's not as obsessed with it as she was before, and the swelling seems to
have gone down. Last night we put her on the bottle antibiotic, so that may
have had some effect.
Again, I ask the list - Does anyone know what this is?
