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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: What's procedure for tail amputation?
> Date: 18 February 2000 05:27
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> Could someone please post the procedure for a gerbil who has 1/5 of the
tail
> skin gone. .........
> This happened about 4 hours ago, and we have a vet appointment tomorrow.
> I remember reading somewhere that people sometimes don't take their
gerbils
> to the vet for this. This is important because this vet messed up with
> one of our other gerbils, but she is the only one in town. I don't want
to
> risk anesthesia when it isn't necessary,
Quite honestly i would cancel the vet appointment. 99% of these injuries
heal up perfectly well by themselves. Over the next few days, the exposed
bone will just wither away. The gerbil will be left with a shorter but
otherwise perfectly functional and healthy tail. When this happens, i just
bathe the tail in soap and water ans let nature take its course.
Ue
