My name is Sara and I am new to this list so please bear with me.
Two weeks ago I noticed one of my gerbils, Sparky, had blood in his left
ear and on the hair around it and he was scratching it. I checked for signs
of fighting with his cage mate Obsidian but found nothing (Obsidian was
actually grooming him and cleaning his ear). Sparky was just fine after a
couple of days so I wrote it down and stopped worrying.
Yesterday I noticed Sparky was acting sick so I looked closer and
discovered he had a pinkish red goo in his left eye and blood around his
nose. Today he is also tilting his head to the left side. I gave him some
fresh fruit to help keep him hydrated (which he eagerly started eating) and
plenty of normal food (which he ate some of). He doesn't seem to have a
respiratory infection but one may develop. I must be very bad at treating
respiratory infections because most of my gerbils die of them. Does anyone
know what these symptoms are from? Can anybody please help me? I'm afraid
he might die!
Respectfully, Sara
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