----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Haines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: surgery question
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Julian and Jackie wrote:
>
> > It is not a tumour we have seen. Indeed other than scent glands, and
> > ears, we have never seen tumours in gerbils. This is of course a good
> > thing as mice, hamsters and especially rats suffer greatly from a
> > variety of aggressive tumours.
>
> We had two black gerbils, sisters, who developed hand tumors. The vet
> removed the tumor and in one case, the finger with it, and that was it.
>
> Michelle
> Flutist
Oh yes, that reminds me of my sweet three-legged Pookie, who developed a
tumor on one of his front legs. He's doing wonderful, by the way, and is a
very happy gerbil. :)
