Clifford is fine today no other symptoms and both eyes open. A big sigh of
relief. Thanks to all that answered my post. >Cindi
>From: Marianne Sunderland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Marianne Sunderland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: gerbils eye stuck shut
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:34:32 +0000
>
>my gerbils often sit there with one eye open, they sometimes look like they
>are winking at me.
>
> >>> "Persky, Hilary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 31/01/00 13:31:31 >>>
>I've seen this, or think I have; sometkmes they need to scratch their eyes
>open after sleep, although rarely. I can't say it ever seemed to be
>associated with problems that I could tell.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: franklyn 1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 6:57 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: gerbils eye stuck shut
>
>
>Hi everyone!
>
>I noticed a wierd thing tonight with Clifford. I went in to check on
>everyone and when I walked past Clifford he just sat there with his one eye
>shut. I thought uh oh he's sick and opened the lid and scooped him out.
>While I held him his eye slowly opened. His eye looks fine now and he's not
>clicking or anything, as soon as I put him in he went to his wheel and
>started running it. Could he be getting sick? There is no discharge from
>his
>eye that I could see (yet). I cleaned the acquarium out today and put fresh
>corncob and aspen back in. Should I start antibiotic just in case or wait
>until he does seem sick? Ideas?
>
>Thank you >Cindi
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