BROKEN LEG HELP

[gerbie06]

[glow=red,2,300][/glow] What should I do!One of my (fat) male
gerbies broke its leg do to my 10 lb. rabbit kicking it! I do not know if it is a compound fracture or a straight one. worst of all I fear that if it is a compound one he will die! Because I'm 12.
the reason being of my fear is that we have alot of other animals in my house.currently I have 1 dog,7cats,6 fish,3 ever so sweet gerbils and accorse my loving,sweet,tender,cuddly ,evil,
Newzaland white 10.8 pounded demon bunny . Since we have all these animals vet can be expensive!


GOT ANY PICS/ SUGGESTIONS I CAN SEE??

Thanks for your time,
Brandon

PS; what is the signs of a compound or straight fractior?

[doomgerbiluk]

A compound fracture is one where the bone is broken and the parts seperate causing the bone to come through the skin.
I assume this is not the case with your gerbil.
Providing the break is straightforward and the skin unbroken then you do not need to do much at all.
You should remove wheels and climbing items and then let nature heal the wound. Splinting would cause a brittle mend (and be virtually impossible).
Broken bones in gerbils mend surprisingly quickly and usually without trace of the injury.

Now I know accidents happen, but I have to ask, how did the rabbit break the gerbils leg?
It is never a good idea to mix rabbits and rodents, not least larger rabbits who can easily cause damage to smaller animals.
Please keep the species seperated.

This is curiosity not criticism, but please in future keep gerbils away from other animals.

[gerbie06]

Thanks doomgerb !! I was really scared there for a moment.
Right now i have 2 males an 1 female.TRUST ME, they are spoiled. The one girl is in a 10 gallon aquarium with a tank topper on it making it really 20 gallons! An as for the boys I spent all my Christmas money on them last year. I got them a 40 gallon critter cage witch topped out around $115.I was scared cause i know what its like to lose gerbils. My best friend breeds them an had about 13 litters.some have died. . But now I can rest in peace).

how it happened was weird. My rabbit didn't attuly kick the gerb. I put him on top of her cage like I usually do if I have to answer the phone, an to tell the truth we just figured out that it wasn't poor buns fault.WE figured that when I put the gerb. down an turned my back for a second.wile i wasn't looking my Rab. stood up on her hind leg an sniffed my Herb.since the Rab. is about 3-4 bigger than my gerb. he freaked in tried to jump .his leg got caught in the bars in he twisted his leg

feel sorry for the poor thing...Any way thanks for the info

your welcome,
Brandon

[lizzy]

I know that the vet can be expensive so it is thankful you do not need the vet in this case. However if you find you cannot afford the vet or your parents will not pay for it perhaps you should reconsider owning so many animals. Should an emergency occur and one of your animals needs vet care they may die if not provided with it. Plus it is illegal to deny an animal vet care in many states. I'm not intending to be a "downer" or meaning to have a go at you or anything, but it is something I hope you will think about.

[RitzieAnn]

Hey, Gerbie, mind if I jump in too??? My girls decided to have a battle, and my boyfriend forgot to watch them, and some how they started fighting, and Kandice apears to have a broken leg....

We have bad luck, huh??