A while back I experienced a very unusual gerbil death, when a 2year-old
female gerbil bled out in front of my very eyes. She had a tumor in the
area of her sinus cavities that either itself ruptured or caused something
else to rupture and basically all the blood that was in her came out
through her nose and ear. It was horrific to see, and I was absolutely
shocked by the sheer volume of blood that there was. I asked the vet who
examined her exactly how much blood was in a gerbil and he showed me
approximately with a syringe (I don't remember the exact volume- could it
be about 10cc?)
So I agree- there's quite a bit more in than you would expect.
Jill
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> From: Amy Yolanda Castillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: I'm New....But I need help or advice
> Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 9:44 PM
>
> > I am a little concerned that unnecessary amputations could cause
> > complications, including infection that was not there before.
>
> I agree that this, as well as veterinary inexperience, are very
> serious problems.
>
> But my question is this: What about blood loss? When Tootsie's tail
> was "de-gloved," she lost a great many drops of blood, and she's such
> a small animal that it did concern me. I finally held her in my hand
> and applied pressure above the wound to stop the bleeding, but it was
> the blood loss that prompted me to take her to the emergency clinic
> for an amputation. Was this unusual? Or do many gerbils lose a good
> deal of blood in degloving? And if they do, what kinds of measures or
> first aid should the owners consider?
>
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> Amy Yolanda Castillo
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