janis
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Post by janis on Nov 17, 2007 19:03:53 GMT -8
i was reading through some entries and the term puffed up is used to describe a sick gerbil. What does puffed up look like. is that the fur? is a gerbil's fur supposed to be sleek and shiny? I have noticed that our gerbil looks like a puff ball in the morning and I just thought it was the shavings and nest stuff getting the oil out of her fur making it more fluffy.
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Post by RitzieAnn on Nov 17, 2007 19:59:55 GMT -8
Well, I look "puffy" in the morning too.... But it's the all the time fluffy that isn't so great... Here's a puffy, very under weight gerbil... A sleepy, puffy sick gerbil... And that same sleep gerbil... a day or so later... Those are NOT happy puffy gerbils.... And here are some Happy & Healthy puffy gerbils.... Hum... Kent is kinda puffy, but mostly fat! Fluffy girls- just woke up- but healthy Fluffy sleepy boy.... Does that help you out?
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Post by AndreaS15 on Nov 17, 2007 21:34:41 GMT -8
Those are some great example pictures.
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janis
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Post by janis on Nov 17, 2007 21:37:23 GMT -8
Thank you so so so much. Our gerbil looks like the healthy puffy ones! Again thanks for the this!
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Post by RitzieAnn on Nov 24, 2007 16:09:14 GMT -8
Glad to help out! Sometimes it's hard, huh? I'm really hoping we can get guides like this around the forum, same for things like eye boogers and "red tears". Because if you've never experienced it before, then it's hard to tell sometimes.
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Post by p1xie on Nov 24, 2007 16:28:16 GMT -8
To me the difference between the two types of 'puffy' is that the bad type looks a bit like a baby bird - weak and skinny, and walking awkwardly, and the good type is like a tribble (for Star Trek fans ) just bulky and cuddly looking.
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