At 05:19 PM 6/9/00 -0700, Julie Thomas wrote:
>I took poor Barley to the vet today. The vet believes it's a tumor. He
>took a sample from it with a syringe, and said there were some
>inflammatory cells but also some mitotic cells. He felt surgical
>removal would be a rather high-risk procedure, due to possible
>anesthesia complications. :(
>
>There's a chance it could be an abscess or other injury, but the
>mitotic cells indicated a tumor was likely. I'm giving him antibiotics
>since it shouldn't hurt and may help.
>
>I was under the impression that gerbils' tumors could often be removed
>fairly easily. I'm thinking about checking with another vet.
>
>I've read (here) that some sort of gas is the best anesthetic for
>gerbils. Could someone give me details on that?
>
>Poor little Barley. He's such a sweetie pie. He wasn't too happy about
>getting stuck with a needle, but he's as perky as ever.
>
>
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>Julie & Michael (homo sapiens)
>Alex P. Kitten & The Little Rascal (felis catus)
>Reebo & Zooty, Pippin and Barley (meriones unguiculatus)
><In English, two humans with 2 cats and four gerbils>
I would DEFINITELY seek another vet. I have had gerbils under anesthesia
three times and no ill effects. Every time the gerbil recovered
quickly. Pookie woke up within 5 minutes of having his leg amputated and
was moving around the tank and eating. You just need to find one that
knows how to work with rodents.
Tana and The Little Rascals
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