i guess she had hit herself somehow, maybe she fell from the waterbottle...
she has been sleeping for a while, eating and drinking, and now she seems 2 b herself
again, she is up and moving around, messing with the waterbottle as usual.... :-)
thanks 2 u who answered...i got really scared for a while, and i'll keep a close watch
on her for some day now....but she seems to be ok...
/Gunvor
The Gerbil House
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>
> Usually, if it looks like she literally had a skewer inserted
> in her mouth and out her rear, and she rolls on that axis,
> it is head trauma, and severe at that.
>
> If she tries to right herself, has a head cant to one side (it
> stays to just one side) and more like flops over when trying
> to lift herself off the bedding or when she tries to move,
> it's stroke or head trauma.
>
> Best is to make sure her cage is clean, that she's near
> the water bottle and it's slung low for easy reaching,
> and food near to her (I usually give millet and a prescored
> chunk of apple or carrot...make lots of crisscross cuts
> so the thing is easy to nibble at, and a peanut or two)
>
> Leave her in a quiet place and check her every few
> hours for if she's moving and doing better or not.
>
> In 4-6 hours, try offering an eyedropper of water to her
> in case she's thirsty.
>
> In about 12 hours if you have no sign she's eaten or
> drunk anything, you need to step in and feed her
> kitten milk replacer with an eyedropper to keep her
> hydrated and her energy up.
>
> I've had ones recover when in this state, for the first
> few days it's heartbreaking...in a few weeks they show
> improvement enough...(if it's rotisserie turning, she
> may expire in the next few hours to 3-4 days...if she
> makes it that far she will recover and adapt).
>
> Deb
> Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>
