Susanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>This is probably exactly what it is. So, there's really nothing
>that can be done to prevent this, and I can expect all my gerbils
>with this kind of growth in the ear to eventually have this
>problem?
It is transient. After short period when the gerbil seems unwell and
looses co-ordination, the gerbil normally recovers. The head will stay
tilted. Gerbils can live long pain free lives after that,
>
>So far we've always been able to catch it early and treat it with
>antibiotics, but it's certainly not a nice thing to see happening
>to your gerbils :(
Antibiotics may help. they may help stop secondary infections, and
infections may help cause cholesteatomas. No-one knows definitely what
causes them. McGinn was studying them because humans can have this
problem also.
>
>How common is this really in gerbils?
>And how often can one gerbil get it? Once for each ear?
>
This I don't know. It can recurred. And it may be genetic.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
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