Post by Thea on Jul 18, 2020 0:57:36 GMT -8
Hi everyone,
I'm new here! I have two girl gerbils called Rolo and Storme (storm), and I've had three gerbils in the past together named Coffee, Caramel and Mango. Overall I've owned gerbils five years in total.
Rolo and Storme are 1 years old, my others were 3 and a bit when they died. I recently noticed Storme's tooth getting long, so I took her down to the vet. They kept her there for a while, they gave her a tiny bit of anesthetic because the job would be very hard to do while she was wriggling around. They did a great job and I heard it is pretty risky to get anesthesia for little pets, but she's done such a good job so far!
All this happened yesterday, and the vet rung us up and told us she was doing amazingly. She's back home now with Rolo (who is taking such good care of Storme) and is very sleepy.
Just like anesthesia can make an impact on humans, it obviously has for her. She is very sleepy although has gone to get food and has dug around a bit, and I can imagine she aches quite a lot.
Bearing in mind she has made improvement already AND this happened less than 24 hours ago- is there anything I can do to help her get to her old self? I think it takes around a week for them to be completely normal, but just wondering if there is any way I can make her recovery easier. All advice appreciated!
I also wanted to come to the subject of her teeth growing long in the first place. The vet thought it was because of a small break at the bottom of her tooth- I think it was this too- this could have prevented one of her teeth from growing while the other continued.
They filed it down and sorted it out, but is there any way I can encourage her to chew cardboard more? They will occasionally chew their toys but normally I'll give them toilet rolls or some tough cardboard which definately keeps Rolo's teeth down.
I think Storme did chew cardboard a lot before, and I'm thinking the break on the tooth could have caused her to stop, but is there a way I can encourage her to like she used to? I fear her tooth getting long again, but I know it can be prevented.
I was thinking letting Rolo out in my room (I have a tiny room to myself with absolutely no way of escape, and really only my high-placed bed that they can go under, they like to run around some nights) or taking her out for a cuddle while I leave Storme in the cage to herself to chew cardboard, so she wouldn't feel Rolo had to have it all. She loves her sister so much so sometimes lets her get her share first!
If there's any more I can do, PLEASE let me know! Because of the pandemic, time was short, and we couldn't really ask the vet questions. We were thinking of calling up the vets to ask for advice, but of course they can be busy!
My profile picture is Rolo, and her sister Storme is a snowy- silver colour!
Anyway, I will post more in future.
Bye!
-Thea
I'm new here! I have two girl gerbils called Rolo and Storme (storm), and I've had three gerbils in the past together named Coffee, Caramel and Mango. Overall I've owned gerbils five years in total.
Rolo and Storme are 1 years old, my others were 3 and a bit when they died. I recently noticed Storme's tooth getting long, so I took her down to the vet. They kept her there for a while, they gave her a tiny bit of anesthetic because the job would be very hard to do while she was wriggling around. They did a great job and I heard it is pretty risky to get anesthesia for little pets, but she's done such a good job so far!
All this happened yesterday, and the vet rung us up and told us she was doing amazingly. She's back home now with Rolo (who is taking such good care of Storme) and is very sleepy.
Just like anesthesia can make an impact on humans, it obviously has for her. She is very sleepy although has gone to get food and has dug around a bit, and I can imagine she aches quite a lot.
Bearing in mind she has made improvement already AND this happened less than 24 hours ago- is there anything I can do to help her get to her old self? I think it takes around a week for them to be completely normal, but just wondering if there is any way I can make her recovery easier. All advice appreciated!
I also wanted to come to the subject of her teeth growing long in the first place. The vet thought it was because of a small break at the bottom of her tooth- I think it was this too- this could have prevented one of her teeth from growing while the other continued.
They filed it down and sorted it out, but is there any way I can encourage her to chew cardboard more? They will occasionally chew their toys but normally I'll give them toilet rolls or some tough cardboard which definately keeps Rolo's teeth down.
I think Storme did chew cardboard a lot before, and I'm thinking the break on the tooth could have caused her to stop, but is there a way I can encourage her to like she used to? I fear her tooth getting long again, but I know it can be prevented.
I was thinking letting Rolo out in my room (I have a tiny room to myself with absolutely no way of escape, and really only my high-placed bed that they can go under, they like to run around some nights) or taking her out for a cuddle while I leave Storme in the cage to herself to chew cardboard, so she wouldn't feel Rolo had to have it all. She loves her sister so much so sometimes lets her get her share first!
If there's any more I can do, PLEASE let me know! Because of the pandemic, time was short, and we couldn't really ask the vet questions. We were thinking of calling up the vets to ask for advice, but of course they can be busy!
My profile picture is Rolo, and her sister Storme is a snowy- silver colour!
Anyway, I will post more in future.
Bye!
-Thea