Noreen Blanluet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>At 19:00 19/05/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Mary - If she keeps gettiing fatter with proper food, she might have an
>>ovarian cyst. Have the vet look at her.
>
>How so ? I mean, how would the fact that she might have an ovarian cyst
>affect her weight gain ?
Because 25mm ovarian cysts in gerbils are common!
If a female suddenly starts to grow very large in the abdomen it often
is an ovarian cyst. Fortunately these cysts are normally harmless
although they affect fertility.
INCIDENCE OF CYSTIC OVARIES AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE
MONGOLIAN GERBIL, MERIONES UNGUICULATUS: Norris M L, Adams C E, 1972,
Laboratory Animals, 6, 337-342
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Julian
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