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Hi - Thanks for the email...
She is not pregnant, her cagemate has been
neutered. She very well could have an infection, but the baytril doesn't
seem to have helped. The blood is definitely from her bothering it.
We recently switched her from aspen to recycled newspaper bedding, and I think
that we are going to switch them back. The vet was anti aspen, but I just
don't trust him. They always did really well on aspen, and Sancho's
respiratory problems haven't totally cleared up on the newspaper.
She seems to be doing better this morning, so we
are going to try a new vet on Monday. I will keep you posted.
Jennifer
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We've
seen this in pet store animals and have no idea. If the baytril has no
effect after a few days, try something else. Maybe she has a "feminine"
infection? Has she been impregnated? Females cats can have
pregnancies turn sour. Maybe she has a urinary/vaginal infection
(similar to human females-Candida and urinary infections) that causes
itchiness, she would then chew on it to relieve the itchies. Is the
blood a result of the chewing, or part of the "problem," or can you even tell?
Animals can also have STD's. Cats and dogs can get feline and
canine "HIV," even chlamydia. Maybe she has something like that (which
could also cause the itchies). Has she been in heat at all? Some
animals, if they do not copulate, can rub themselves to relieve the "happy"
feelings. (Like dogs scooting their rears across the floor.) Dunno
if gerbils do that, but maybe she has done that or something to get an
irritant in/on her "area." Not sure much of that is plausible, but
there's a bunch of guesses. We're sure very few vets know the proper pH
or bacterial balances of a gerbil's area, which doesn't help.
Good luck and let us know since lots of us will probably see
this some day!
--
ron &
traci
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From: Madison Consort
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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:39:21
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Subject: SOS -
Female gerbil problem
Hi there -
Bhaloo, a 1 1/2 year old
female gerbil, is having major problems with an irritated vulva (button
where urine exits).
We went to the vet, and he put her on baytril.
Has anyone ever had this happen? She is really chewing on it,
and actually losing a bit of blood. It looks like she is in a lot of
discomfort, but our vet doesn't seem to really have experience in this.
We are at our wits end because we can't find a vet who really knows
gerbils!!!!!! Arghhhh!!!
She has been on Baytril for three days,
.04 CCs per day, and there has been no effect.
Jennifer
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