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Post by the_gerbilpetsworld on May 20, 2015 9:09:41 GMT -8
Has your gerbils got what looks like blood running out their eye and/or nose? Hi Guys this isn't a question but it is something that might help all of you in the future! So so the other day I learnt something new that I have never experienced before, I was cleaning out my gerbils and I was checking the gerbils over before I put them back in as I always do, and I noticed that Cupid (white) had blood coming out of her nose and out her eye. I began to worry so I put her back in her playpen and checked Blitzen (Brown) over to make sure she hadn't got it and luckily she hadn't. I began to worry and so I researched it and I found out on a few different websites and it turned out to be mucus/tears, where ours is clear, gerbils are red. I got her out again a couple of days later and it had completely gone and I checked Blitzen over as well to make sure it hadn't spread or to make sure she hadn't developed it and she was completely fine to. So if you see anything like this or any signs of it, please do not panic because it's nothing to worry about however if it doesn't go within a few days I recommend seeing a vet as it might not be tears. So that is my scary experience and I thought I would share it with you so you don't worry in the future. If you have any questions on what this looks like or more details about this please do not hesitate to ask and I will gladly answer them for you! PetMad15
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Post by ninestone on May 20, 2015 11:39:33 GMT -8
This can be a sign of allergies; if this happens to your gerbil you may need to switch to a different bedding, such as a dust-free paper based one like KayTee Clean & Cozy or EcoBedding.
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Post by the_gerbilpetsworld on May 21, 2015 11:59:43 GMT -8
I have always had the same bedding and she has been completely fine, I think It was just a bit of grit that was in her eye PetMad15
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Post by Shooting Star on May 21, 2015 14:22:11 GMT -8
It's excess porphyrin secretion. Triggered by stress (environmental or physical). Dried blood is brown; dried porphyrin is red.
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Post by the_gerbilpetsworld on May 22, 2015 8:56:03 GMT -8
It's excess porphyrin secretion. Triggered by stress (environmental or physical). Dried blood is brown; dried porphyrin is red. Shooting Star it's not stress because I haven't done anything for them to get stressed, we moved house recently in January But I don't think that it is stress Thankyou PetMad15
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Post by Shooting Star on May 22, 2015 12:44:46 GMT -8
Stress in a medical sense, not the layman's connotation. Stress: any emotional, physical, social, economic, or other factor that requires a response or change. -- Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. (2009).
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Post by ninestone on May 22, 2015 19:20:02 GMT -8
Stress in a medical sense, not the layman's connotation. Stress: any emotional, physical, social, economic, or other factor that requires a response or change. -- Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. (2009). For example, from a piece of grit in the eye.
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Post by the_gerbilpetsworld on May 22, 2015 23:43:10 GMT -8
That's what I think it was, was a piece of grit in her eye as she has never had it before PetMad15
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