I agree Jill, Sancho still has lots of energy and
while on antibiotics was happy and healthy. The only
concern is making the dosing as easy as can be, to
spare him the fear. We have both become pretty good
at speedily administering medicine! Claudia does make
a point for gerbils who are clearly not living
comfortably. I guess that the trick is determining
when this is.
But I do appreciate the opportunity to talk about it
among everyone, and to hear different opinions.
Thanks again,
Jennifer
--- Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> but if you see with
> your own eyes that these measurements only serve to
> lenghten a life that is
> no longer live-worthy than it�s a torture for the
> little animal.
>
> Bye, Claudia
> ----------
> Who said anything about the quality of life being
> poor? The meds I
> recommended kept the infection in check and my
> gerbil living a normal,
> active life beyond what she could have otherwise.
> When it became apparent
> the meds were losing their effect and nothing else
> could be done, I did
> have her put to sleep. The original poster stated
> quite clearly that the
> gerbil still had a good appetite and was active
> despite the respiratory
> problems. This does not indicate a "life that is no
> longer live-worthy".
>
> Before jumping on my advice, you should do a little
> research of your own-
> gerbils do not get "colds" as you suggested in your
> previous post. There is
> no evidence that gerbils are affected by any viruses
> (including adenovirus
> which causes the "cold" in humans), only bacterial
> infections.
>
> Jill
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