Post by aquamarinegerbil on Sept 22, 2014 14:12:15 GMT -8
Hello,
Yesterday morning I woke up and my gerbil was clawing around her private area and acting super crazy and hyper doing summersalts and stuff. There was blood all over her stomach. I kept an eye on her and every time I checked more and more hair was missing from her belly and there was more blood. I was getting really scared by then, and I know you aren't supposed to give gerbils baths, but I gently used water to wash out the blood and possibly see what was going on. I got most of the blood out but still couldn't understand what was wrong. I was afraid she was going to die of blood loss. Today, she hasn't been scratching much and there is no fresh blood, but she is acting lethargic and she stinks. She is around 2 1/2 years old so she is starting to get up there. Any ideas what could be wrong? Do you think she will survive? Suggestions? Ask me anything too.
Thanks.
Yesterday morning I woke up and my gerbil was clawing around her private area and acting super crazy and hyper doing summersalts and stuff. There was blood all over her stomach. I kept an eye on her and every time I checked more and more hair was missing from her belly and there was more blood. I was getting really scared by then, and I know you aren't supposed to give gerbils baths, but I gently used water to wash out the blood and possibly see what was going on. I got most of the blood out but still couldn't understand what was wrong. I was afraid she was going to die of blood loss. Today, she hasn't been scratching much and there is no fresh blood, but she is acting lethargic and she stinks. She is around 2 1/2 years old so she is starting to get up there. Any ideas what could be wrong? Do you think she will survive? Suggestions? Ask me anything too.
Thanks.
It's her private parts not the gland on her belly. She is acting for the most part normal, eating, drinking, and chewing up cardboard. I'm hoping she will heal. Thanks for the advice!