Don Naseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>What does concern me though, is one of the remaining pups seems to have lost
>it's right front paw :o( and again, I don't know what happened to it ????
>It wasn't born like that because it has a scab that has formed and seems to
>have healed pretty well and to my knowledge, there's no "prosthetics"
>available for gerbils yet ...... I'm sorry that wasn't called for :o( it's
>really nothing to joke about.
I have known pups that lost three legs shortly after birth that grew up
normally. Baby gerbils are amazingly adaptable.
>
>Will that affect his ability to eat? being only 10 days old I don't know
>that it is a problem now, still nursing and all :o) he's as active as the
>rest of the litter and thank the "Gerbil God" that there doesn't seem to be
>any infection going on. I'll be keeping a very close eye on this little
>critter here in the next several days now :o( Any response or
>recommendations will be very much appreciated on how to help our little guy
>:o) Thanks in advance ......
He should be OK as he is as long as there is no infection and he is
moving and feeding normally.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
