ralliart12
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Post by ralliart12 on Sept 14, 2015 9:35:16 GMT -8
Hi fellows, sorry I took a while. Here are some of the previous media of Bob: Background: amputation was performed on 30th August ~10pm, i.e. Day 0Day 1 (31st August)Significance: almost 24-hr after amputation & separation from parentsBob is a day shy of being 3-week old The above video just shows Bob nibbling on the tissue paper in his extremely small make-shift plastic enclosure. Recall that I do not want him to move around too much. I introduce Bob back to mum under close supervision. I did without a split cage initially ( not shown); but mum kept sniffing his missing leg & I wasn't gonna let her tear out the sticthes when I'm not monitoring. With the split "cage", well that's what you see in the video. No insane aggression, e.g. biting. But I dunno what the both of them are doing across that metal grill. I was quite surprised that Bob took to that single piece of bread so readily (recall that he was still suckling milk). However, this turns out to be a false positive because he refused bread crumbs the following days. Anyway at this moment it's probably because he has been without sustenance (milk) for 24hrs (so "anything" will do) Here's Bob licking some pieces of paper. Probably the paper shreds are damp as I accidentally dripped some water from the water bottle while I was trying to entice Bob to drink from the spout. snapshot of Bob's wound at the end of Day 1
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Post by catnut on Sept 14, 2015 15:03:07 GMT -8
nice to see videos of Bob-how is he doing now?
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Post by ralliart12 on Sept 15, 2015 7:20:05 GMT -8
nice to see videos of Bob-how is he doing now? Do let me settle my backlog first, i.e. those post-amputation videos I'd promised to post Day 2 (1st Sep)Bob is receptive of the same food that his parents are fed on, except that I ground them (the food, not his parents) up to make it more "convenient" for him. But the moment I wet them he rejects the food (darn litter critter can't be tricked)...I think he doesn't like the smell & viscosity of water. He's only in this metal cup for feeding time. Because I wish to keep his resting plastic container as sterile as possible. & here's the daily stitch snapshot: Day 3 (2nd Sep)More food intake; no water intake for 72 hours. I'm getting very worried. Anyway he's sitting in the mortar that I ground his food in. The granularity with which I ground the food Note: I'd a finger behind supporting his back, i.e. I'm not just grabbing his head. Anyway I didn't hold him in such positions for any longer than necessary. more to come...
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Post by ralliart12 on Sept 16, 2015 7:32:34 GMT -8
Day 4 (3rd Sep)I'd shifted Bob to a much larger enclosure ( for those of you who owned a GoPro, Bob has been staying in the plastic container which formed the upper part of a GoPro packaging for the past couple of days) & also introduced a loaner to him. The loaner was around 4 weeks old when they are both introduced. In the above video, the 2 young fellows are more interested in their new environment than each other. Bob just came from a small plastic box of tissue to this much larger enclosure of CareFresh; & well, the loaner pup (let's call him LP) was just carried back home by me in a small paper box. Things to note (in the latter part of the video): Bob is jealous of LP's hind leg s & lush tail. This second video just showcase how adorable both pups are. Things to note (in the latter part of the video): Bob ignored the water bottle. Nonetheless, I can tell Bob's ecstatic from the company. In fact, for some reason, within the hour (I wasn't in time to film it), Bob suddenly learnt how to use the water bottle spout without shadowing LP. I'm quite sure of this because the past few days I'd been physically chasing after him with the spout & placing it in front of his snout, only to his nonchalance. & I only observed the loaner drinking off the my water bottle only a day later. Bob feeding on non-ground adult food (& being stepped on by LP) & this is how they sleep. Bob doing a little stretch next to his new friend Day 5 (4th Sep)Caught a more solid confirmation of Bob's ability to consume water from a conventional water bottle spout. Finally I can relax a bit.
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Post by catnut on Sept 16, 2015 15:39:31 GMT -8
soo great to see Bob getting used to doing things on his own, such a little fighter.
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Post by ralliart12 on Sept 19, 2015 22:23:45 GMT -8
Day 6 (5th Sep)Anyway I took Bob to his 1st checkup (a week from the amputation). The vet says he's recovering well. We are on-track to remove the thread this in another week's time. According to the vet, this form of wound will take around 10 days to heal (seal?), & removing the stitches on the 1 3th day (after op) is a good timeline. Day 13th (12th Sep)(this is the final shot of the stitches) I took Bob to the visit for the 3rd & final time; for stitch removal. Vet advised me to keep the twice-daily dosage of antibiotics for just another week after stitch removal; but other than that, the vet issued the all-clear. Day 21st (20th Sep)Anyway Bob is in a mood today, i.e. he refused to stay still while I snap a shot of his leg-stump. So anyway here's this video: I think he's doing al right (re: the movement department) Moving forward, I am thinking of finding some way to house Bob back with his parents. Is it true split cage can only be conducted between 2 lone gerbils? What about 1 lone young gerbil back to his pair of adult parents? Ultimately, I should NOT let Bob live alone for any extended period of time right ? He will probably grow up aggressive right?
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Post by catnut on Sept 20, 2015 14:31:21 GMT -8
soo great to see how Bob gets around, he looks soo happy to be out free, just be careful to keep him safe He is an amazing gerbil. In my opinion, I would try to put him with another gerbil but not sure what would be best, a young gerbil or two, or his parents. I would definitely do the split cage no matter what gerbil you put him with as another gerbil may not be okay with him with only 3 legs, even though he seems to be fine this way. I'm sure others with more experience will help you out. Take care, Tammy
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