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Post by gerbilgal on Dec 26, 2010 12:13:46 GMT -4
I had two miracles this Christmas. Simone is a spotted Siamese. 3 years old. Sam is a yellow Fox one year old. Simone has been ill since early December. She has an abdominal tumor. She is currently on Metacam. She is back to her fiesty self. Doing all the normal gerbil stuff. Not 100% but she is happy. My first miracle this Christmas. Sam got sick Friday morning on the 24th. We started him on antibiotics. He did drink and ate very little all day Friday. He did take one or two long drinks Friday if I held the water bottle. This morning he was not looking good at all. Sam would not eat or drink. I did give him his medicine. The vet told me yesterday that I doing all I can for him. I even have a small reptile heater to help keep him warm. I was very hesitant to leave this morning to go spend Christmas with Steve's family 2 hours away. There was nothing else we could do for Sam so we left. I did make a wish for Sam before leaving that he will be ok. We got back home about 5:30pm expecting the worst. When there in the tank we saw Sam running about being a perfectly normal gerbil. The medicine worked! I have my Sam back. My wish came true. My second miracle. Sam is so happy that I have seen him sitting in the wheel twirling and swishing his tail. I have only seen this behavior done only once or twice before. I got some wonderful gifts for Christmas but my best gift was my little babies. Merry Christmas One and All!
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lyn
Rodent Retreat Lover
Just taking life one day at a time.
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Post by lyn on Dec 26, 2010 23:38:28 GMT -4
God bless Sam and Simone and their mommy Diane for taking such good care of them. Merry Christmas!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Dec 28, 2010 0:32:21 GMT -4
Same from me. Very nice story. What medicine did you use? What do you think of OTC antibiotics when nothing else is immediately available? I have had no gerbil deaths in, sheez, maybe a year or more! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to them!
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Post by gerbilgal on Jan 4, 2011 14:40:31 GMT -4
Her pain medicine was Metacam. A very good drug for pain.
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Post by pinky on Jan 6, 2011 19:08:29 GMT -4
It is a good pain med, yes.
Sorry that I missed this thread earlier--yay for miracles! I know you lost Simone but glad that Sam fought back and is better.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 7, 2011 0:05:43 GMT -4
How can you tell if a gerbil is in pain??
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 7, 2011 0:07:30 GMT -4
How can you tell if a gerbil is in pain??
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Post by gerbilgal on Jan 7, 2011 10:55:23 GMT -4
You just have to be very observant. Gerbils hide their pain so well. We knew Simone had a tumor so it had to be causing her discomfort. Thank goodness I have a vet that I can just call for medicine when I need it. They know I take good care of my gerbils. Metacam is a wonderful pain medicine for gerbils.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 8, 2011 2:31:10 GMT -4
What did you observe that told you?
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