Hi. I have a 2 female gerbils, 1 1/2 yrs old. Neither has ever been sick
until now. One seems to have somewhat labored breathing (breathing a little
fast ans with some difficulty) and is somewhat lethargic. She did take a
peanut from me just now and ate it but rather slowly, like she`s weak. I
noticed this just now, she was ok late last night. Am I correct in thinking
it is a respiratory infection? I have Mardel Ornacycline for birds. It
contains 250 mg of Tetracycline Hydrochloride. Should I use this? Should I
dose her directly (never even tried that before), or just put it in her
drinking water? I don`t know if she`ll go get a drink or not. What dosage?
The box says for a small bird (Parakeet) to use 1 tablet in 8 oz. water.
Does that sound ok? Please let me know soon, I`m VERY worried! Thanks. ~Deb
