Janet Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> One of my three week old pups has what they call wet tail in
> hamsters. All of the siblings, mom, and dad are doing fine.
>
> I have added Tetracycline to the water of all of my gerbils, just
> to be safe. I have not seen the pups drink any water yet. One
> site also recommended isolating the sick gerbil, since this is a
> three week old pup in the same tank, I have not done it.
>
> Is wet tail the same thing as diarrhea? Yes, I know what diarrhea
> is, but the pups bottom is clean looking, just wet.
>
> What else can I do for them? I have cleaned the tank and put in
> clean aspen and tissue.
>
> Thank you,
> Janet and Liz
>
>
Wet tail is a disease in hamsters that has diarrhoea as a symptom.
Gerbils do not get this disease.
However, diarrhoea is a serious sign in gerbils and must always be
treated.
--
Julian
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