one of my gerbs has one eye shut. it's not stick together, cause I did the
bath with camomile. but I think he's OK anyway.
spela
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Rebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: blind?
> I've got a question. My little Thumbelina, the runt of my Pepper's
last
> litter, still hasn't opened her eyes (she'll be 5 weeks on the 6th).
I
> expected her to be delayed a while, but not this long. Is there still
a
> chance she might open her eyes eventually, or can I pretty much assume
> she's
> gonna go through life without being able to see?
>
> Have you tried taking a soft cloth moistened with warm
> water and giving her eyes a gentle bath? It could be
> that she had a little discharge glue them shut and can't
> get them open. A minute or so on each, and if they are
> going to open you should see signs by then.
>
> If I have a runty pup or one that doesn't have it's eyes
> open by day 22 or so, I will give it a gentle eye bath to
> make sure there's no physical reason they can't open
> them. As sometimes they do get gummed shut. At
> 33 days old, she should have opened them even a
> tiny slit by now. (I've had some that barely opened
> theirs to about six weeks, but I could see a glint of
> eye if I looked carefully).
>
> Deb
> Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>
