I am replying this letter very late ... so you probably know already what is
wrong .. I hope you took milky-way to the veterinarian because what you
wrote is very serious business .
I am only curios - what happened to the gerbil ? is she ok now ? were there
anymore pre-matured babies ?
I really hope everything is ok , or will be ok .
hila .
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���: Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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����: Re: :S.O.S. gerbil mother in trouble!
> There's nothing else to be done by the keepers- she needs to see a
> gerbil-knowledgeable vet NOW! This situation is serious.
> Jill
>
>
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> > From: S. M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: :S.O.S. gerbil mother in trouble!
> > Date: Friday, October 27, 2000 5:18 PM
> >
> > Hello,
> > I just got a new breeding pair about three weeks ago and yesterday
> when
> > I took them out of their cage I noticed both the female's (Milky
> Way's)eyes
> > were stuck shut with a tiny bit of mucus (unusual but not unheard of).
I
> > opened her eyes and took the pair into the next room to handle them. I
> no
> > sooner got there when I noticed red goo getting all over my thumb, my
> shirt
> > and her bottom! A closer inspection revealed that it was coming from
> Milky
> > Way's vagina! I quickly put the gerbils back in their cage thinking
> Milky
> > Way might be in labor! I was very surprised because when I had held her
> the
> > day before she had seemed somehow "slightly plumper" than usual but not
> even
> > close to how "fat" my past gerbil mothers have been just before giving
> birth
> > (unless there was only one baby in the litter). It also became
apparent,
> > now that her excitement of being out of the cage was over, that she felt
> > awful. My mom and I talked about it and decided that Milky Way probably
> had
> > a miscarriage (she wasn't acting right to be in labor) and she was now
> > excreting the unrecognizable babies. We thought she would feel better
> the
> > next day.
> > Today she was the same except she had much more mucus around her
eyes
> > and nose and she was breathing faster than normal (a sign of fever
> maybe).
> > My mom and I examined her vagina and it was enlarged like yesterday but
> > today It was tender and it looked like there might be some thing in
there
> > (like the head of a baby maybe). We discussed our options and I finally
> got
> > brave and squeezing gently I managed to push out a very premature baby
> (it
> > was about the size of a normal baby's head) and the placenta. After
that
> > Milky Way wasn't as tender, but she still feels terrible and is
excreting
> > stuff from her vagina and breathing fast. I've put a warm water bottle
in
> > her cage along with some pieces of fresh fruit (to encourage her to eat
> them
> > and get some moisture). I also put Ornacycline in her water in case it
> > would help her if she has any kind of infection. I think she is in
danger
> of
> > dying so if anyone has ANY suggestions please tell me!!
> > I would also like to know what is wrong with her. We have some
> guesses,
> > but that is it. Also, if she makes it through this, should I breed her
> > again? She is a Pink Eyed White (I think) and her mate is spotted.
Does
> > this have anything to do with it? I would love to know what your
> opinions
> > are so if you have any, please tell me!!
> >
> > Thanks a lot, Sara
> >
> >
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