We need Prayers...

[Andrea]

Porche is my first Baby. Over a year and a half ago I decided to breed one of my gerbils.
Porche and her little brother were born.
Porche was always a fun little baby though she suffered from Seziures and had a 'kink' in her tail. I would hold her still her spasms stopped, she grew out of them at 4 month old.
She's always been a very healthy and stong gerbil, seeing her like this is breaks my heart.

I'm not ready to loose her, though she dosn't want to fight to live, just fight me from medicating her.
She may just be a gerbil to most, but she is the first baby animal i have ever had, and we're quite bonded.

It's been a hard day, and i feel almost helpless b/c I can seem to get her to improve. I think my only hope right now is good thoughts and prayers for her.









Big Sister Porche, always taking care of everyone else.

[Die Fledermaus]

It makes me cry to read that.

If you ever can find the accounts in the Gerbil and Hamster forum from long of dying friends I was pretty much messed up by it. Rainy and Princess, well, those were horrible.

So sorry Porsche didn't make it.

[Andrea]

Thanks DM,

it's been tuff few days, getting Jack better and saving him, but not being able to save Porsche.
I'm pretty sure b/c of her illness (seizures, kinked tail) as a baby she was kinda of 'weak'. And that's why this took her so hard and so fast.
It seems unhealthy pups are predisposed to illness later in life.

My Mom came for a Viset today and we burried Porsche in my backyard, where her uncle and 2 other of my little gerbils sleep peacefully.
I will make them all new crosses tonight.

My biggest concern now if for Audi, she seems fine but I'm affraid of her catching this illness. I've going to continue with the Ornacycline in teh water for the next couple of days just in case. I also have her upstairs and away from the gerbil room.

Mercedes, the girls Aunt has a distended abdomen and i'm not sure how much longer she has, right now she's bright and happy. But when she has gone, I'm thinking of split caging Lexus (Audi's mom) who is with Mercedes now with Audi.

What a week so far.

[Die Fledermaus]

We can only fo so much, as much as we can. The rest is out of our hands.

Princess, my most beloved hamster, died suddenly within five minutes of an apparent stroke; she ended up gulping air like a fish. And then was gone looking peaceful.

Rainy had some neurological issue, maybe brain cancer. I helped her as much as I could as she slowly deteriorated, but then all of a sudden she went downhill fast, and ended up screaming in pain arching her back, and that was on a Sunday night when even the emergency dog and cat vets were unavailable. She soon became unconscious and died. I have learned emergency euthanasia tricks, which I will not discuss. But her in pain was horrible.

Stubby was my saddest gerbil death. His story is up i the Gerbil forum as I recall. I rescued him and he was all messed up. Tough little guy recovered, but then a sudden cheek abcess appeared and died the next morning. That was hard to take. He went through so much he could and should have lived longer.

Best to your other pets.


>> Thanks DM, <<

Who is this 'DM' guy?!?

[megs]

I'm sorry I didn't get to this thread sooner, to say a little prayer for her. RIP Porche