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> Subject: Re: injured gerbil
> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 09:47:20 -0500
> From: Chris Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Well.....I used to know the darn formula--it was so many teaspoons
> per gallon of boiled water--but I've forgotten just how many teaspoons.
> This is okay, however, because sterile isotonic saline solution is cheap
> and pleantiful at the drug store--saline solution for contact lens users!
> Now you have to be sure that it is ONLY saline. The box will list the
> ingredients, and there should only be saline and preservatives listed.
> Also, it usually just says sterile saline solution on the package. This
> works very well for wound irrigation.
>
> Kelly Keil (RPh)
>
I wonder if this would work well for a sore nose? I've been
putting antibiotic ointment on my poor Elita's nose (the one
whose cagemate was bullying her) but this sounds like a
safer solution, at least to keep it clean and hopefully free
of infetion.
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