Gerbil treatments and emergencies: they happen. [pick a problem/symptom list at bottom]

GerbilsAnonymous and Celtic Clique Gerbils have teamed up--the first aid/help index on Celtic Clique's website links to here. You're more than welcome to browse and help yourself. Links are scattered throughout to let you get back to her site when you're done here. Return to Celtic Clique Gerbils website.

I offer the following related pages from my experience. You can read and use anything from here AT YOUR OWN RISK. I accept NO liability and NO responsibility for what's presented here, how it's used, or what the outcome may be. These are things that have worked for me, there are exceptions to every rule. Some of the medications or treatments involved may cause a reaction, injure or kill the animal or even yourself. If you read and use anything from here, I guarantee NOTHING about the response, reaction, or outcome. Again, some of this may be dangerous or lethal, have unexpected or unforseen risks, and unknown outcomes. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, AUTHOR OF THIS WEBSITE AND ANYONE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH IT ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILTY WHATSOEVER over content, how it is interpreted, how it is applied, or any and all outcome. What is contained here may INJURE OR KILL YOUR ANIMAL rather than help it. IT MAY INJURE OR KILL YOU. [serious legalese and warnings that mean you accept all risk and can't sue me or anyone related to this website or webpage information] I am not a veternarian or a vet technician.This is my experience and collaboration with others.

There may not be any pictures here or they may happen later. Work in progress. RIGHT NOW SOME OF THE LINKS DO NOT WORK AS THEY ARE SEPARATE PAGES NOT YET PUBLISHED!

Click Here for Rehydration Therapy description.

Click here for Warm Corner Instructions.

Click here for Allergy checking and treatment.

Click Here for the 'Gerbil First Aid Kit' you should have on hand...

My gerbil is puffy furred, discharge from eyes and/or nose, and otherwise is sneezy, clicky and miserable. It may improve briefly when I take it out for playtime. Click above on Allergy checking and treatment....the rest below are on a different page.

My gerbil flicks it's ears and stops like frozen..may go limp.

My gerbil is trembling and the limbs are jerking. (I may have dropped it or someone else did)

My gerbil is shaking, head canted, rolling over, twirling like on a skewer, walking drunkedly

My gerbil is bleeding from the nose, mouth, eyes

Click here for the types of symptoms above....

Click here if that doesn't do it, or you THINK your gerbil is having or had a stroke....

My gerbil is cold and light and unresponsive or very sluggish

Click here for this kind of symptom....it could be dehydration or something else!

My gerbil has little black or red specks in the fur or jumping off them... Click here for mites!

My gerbil is walking strangely and dragging a paw

My gerbil got in a fight with cagemate and has a bite

My gerbil paws at it's ears, shakes it's head, etc

My gerbil has puffed out fur and a reddish discharge from nose or eyes or both

My gerbil is BLEEDING RED from nose... not a lot, not really bright. More like crusts or scabs, may be eyes too

Click here for the above....

My gerbil is licking at all sorts of things in the tank or cage

My gerbil has a bulging eye

My gerbil has a white spot on the eye

My gerbil lost the fur off their tail (GROSS)

My gerbil mom savaged the pups and some are missing tails or paws or more

Click here for the above...

My gerbil seems to have lost weight and quit eating/I seen it struggle and fight with a sunseed-something that has to be shelled

How old is old for a gerbil?

How old does a gerbil have to be to breed?

There's a yellowish stain and/or a lump in the middle of my gerbil's stomach

I think it's time, can I euthanize my gerbil myself?

My gerbil has funny spots/bumps on their skin...

My gerbil has a bare patch by or on it's tail, or thinning hair on the back

Click here for the above...

My gerbils are chasing each other

I just put a new one in with one or more I already have

I thought I have two of one kind but one is mounting the other one!!!!!

*Scent gland marking versus mating

Breeding/pairing/partnering gerbils - just about intros...

A few words about Split Cage Introductions...

Click here for the above...

Gnawstuff, Neststuff, Treats, Broken tooth food, High moisture food, etc.

Click here for the above....

Feed and feedstuff, INCLUDING a picture!

Click here for the above

My gerbil weaves and bobs it's head...

I have ants in my tank!

My gerbil jumps and leaps all the time.

My gerbil looks like (colors) so, what is it?

Lethal or Missing genes? (aka the spotting gene)

Click here for the above... (the links got fixed here!)

My gerbil is wheezing a little or sounds 'moist' when it breathes, or a faint clicking happening with each breath

My gerbil is lethargic sort of and can't seem to catch it's breath

How Old Does a Gerbil Have to Be to Have a Stroke? Or Seizures?

My gerbil has diahrrea..

Tyzzers

Click here for the above...

Sexing a gerbil... (pictures not all that good yet) Click here

Comments on Failure To Thrive, or that pup that just doesn't grow, is sickly, and dies for no real reason no matter how much ornacycline you feed it it clicks and otherwise never improves. Click here

OHELP I just found Pups!!!!!! (still in the works, some is here) Click here

The Perfect Breeding/Rearing Setup (missing the picture, but) Click here