At 12:13 AM 8/6/00 -0500, Deb G. wrote:
>I`m very sad to report the sick gerb I posted about died a little while ago.
>I`m usually not the overly-dramatic type, but I feel somewhat like I
>contributed to her death. I was holding her and trying to get a drop of the
>meds in her mouth and she bit at the dropper. Then she started twitching and
>gasping for breath. She didn`t even get a drop to speak of in her. I
>immediately placed her back into her cage and she rolled over on her side
>and died in a few seconds. I feel SO bad. Maybe I should have just left her
>alone, who knows..... I also called my vet on his emergency number and he
>basically said the same thing that all of you told me so I guess I did have
>to try. What do you think happened while I was holding her? Did I scare her
>or something or was it just her time? I was very gentle but I`m not
>experienced. Anyway, thanks to Deb, Jill ,Gary and Doug for your advice.
>I`ve had several pets and it ALWAYS rips my heart out when one of them dies.
>Now I have a lone gerbil, soon to be lonely I`m sure. Maybe I`ll try an
>intro w/ split cage at some point..... Gotta go.... time to cry. ~Deb
Deb,
I seriously doubt you contributed to her death. It sounds like it was just
her time. Sorry to hear that, though. :(
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