>left that had no skin and fur on it. What I am wanting to know is if
>Louise is going to be alright, is there anything special I can do? My
>fiancee' said that he had a gerbil when he was young and it lost the skin
>and fur off of its tail and it was fine, the tail eventually grew back.
>Is this true or not? Not that I am trying to second guess him, he is a
>very smart man, but that was quite a few years ago, so thought I would
>get some other opinions.
>
>Thanks in advance for the help!
>
>Sincerely,
>Our1stGerbils
><Teri Miller>
Watch for signs of infection, and use a little neosporin on the
wound.
The tail will not grow back. Once it's gone, it's gone.
A 'de-gloving' injury of the tail, if the gerbils hadn't removed
it, would have needed to be amputated by a vet...once the
tail has the skin come off, there is little to be done but
amputation.
If there is any bare tail left, it needs to be amputated as
the layers of bare tissue will just die off and necritize,
and infection will set in and kill the animal.
The gerbil won't mind and will get along fine with just a
stub of a tail.
The children need a good talking to about not handling
a gerbil by the tail, ever.
Good luck.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
