> I got this message privately from someone who's gerbil
> was handled roughly by an uninvited child guest...
I've never experienced this myself, but from what I've learned on this list,
it is good to put some neosporin on it. It will eventually dry up and fall
off. The tail will not grow back.
Ann-Marie
Committee Member of the American Gerbil Society
http://www.AGSgerbils.org
>
> > I didn't notice anything wrong with Lila until i
> > checked this morning and
> > noticed that on her tail (from the tip to about 1/2
> > way up the tail) all the
> > fur and skin was gone. Only bones and blood were
> > showing. What should I do?
> > We don't know if it was from being picked up by the
> > tail or if he slammed the
> > door on her tail or something else. Will it
> > eventually fall off?
>
> Does anyone know the answer as to how she should treat
> it now and the long term effects to the tail/gerbil?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Donna
> ABC Gerbils
> www.abcgerbils.com
>
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