Supplies:
1: small critter keepers, one for each gerbil
2: Lixit water bottles (tips hang straight down)
3: heating pad (s)
4: jar lids or other small food container
5: cloth to cover enclosure
6: Kleenex
7: wire nippers
Preparation of Hospital cage:
With wire nippers, cut out space in lid to accommodate water bottle. The
hole MUST be small and tight enough to hold the water bottle in place.
Line bottom of cage with Kleenex or other tissue paper, tear up another
tissue or two for nesting material.
Place food container in cage.
Procedure:
1: Wash wounds w/very mild soap & warm water, use cotton balls to apply &
rinse. Note: only wash and rinse the wounds. Do not douse gerbil all
over!!!!
2: apply antibiotic cream to prevent infection. My vet said that Basitrason
is good. DO NOT USE multiantibiotic creams!
3: Place gerbil in prepared critter keeper and place on heating pad set to
LOWEST temp. and cover cage with cloth to keep in warmth.
4: place cage in easily observed, but very quiet spot.
5: Replace tissue paper daily to keep clean.
6: Time to wait and let them heal
I used this for one of my baby gerbils who had been beaten up really bad by
an older gerbil. I didn't think he would make it. That was in late October
2000. He healed up really well.
Good luck,
Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo
The Izzy Clan
----- Original Message -----
From: "ABCgerbils" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Fighting/injured gerbils
> I am doing a "gerbil rescue" of some badly beaten-up
> gerbils. Haven't found a local vet yet that does
> rodents. Any tips for saving and nursing them back?
> Thanks! Donna
>
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