Treatment for sick

Today's first aid lesson is gerbil.
Yes if our furry little friend gets sick we need to know what to do
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Here are some symptoms:
-dehydrations
-not eating
-diahhea
-scratching
-improperly closing it's mouth or not stop chewing
-abnormally thin or over weight
-overheating or freezing
-irritation or inflamation of the skin
-limping
-bleeding nose
External parasites

1.Get an antiparasitic treatment from a Vet   2.follow the instructions closely.  Prevention:Change the bedding more often and clean the entire housing thoroughly. Broken/overgrown teeth A broken or even lost tooth is very difficult or ever fatal to a gerbil. 1.A gerbils tooth grows all its life and without being worn down it will grown too long and the gerbil will be unable to eat or drink 2.If worse comes to worse have a vet clip the teeth every time then get too long. The tooth will grown back. 3. Overgrown teeth can be trimmed back to normal length by your vet as well. Prevention:Make sure to give it soft wood to chew on Nose Problems 1.If it is proven that you gerbil is allergic to a certain type of bedding switch to another type immediately! 2. Keep switching till the allergy has cleared up. Make sure to wash EVERYTHING in the cage including the cage every time you switch bedding types. 3.The only way to solve a bald nose problem is to move the gerbil and it's cage mate(s) in either an aquarium or a plastic habitat where it can no longer chew on the bars There's no prevention but you can treat it very easily Weightl oss If you gerbil is not eating it's food that there is probably either something wrong with it or your gerbil does not like it. 1.Switch brands immediately!  2.If worms take it to the vet immediately Prevention:bathe it regularly and watch what you food give it. Heart Disease 1.Move the cage to a better location 2.If heatstroke is the case that place a fan nearby the cage,also offer cold water and maybe apply a cold towel it 3.If you gerbil doesn't improve a trip the vet is highly recommended 4.Hypothermia is the case in being cold.Warmth must be applied.Wrap your gerbil's cage in a warm blanket to conserve heat(DON'T GIVE IT A WARM BATH!) 5.Take it to the vet if possible Prevention:Keep your pet in a place where there is no direct wind or sunlight Fractures Breaks usually heal straight on their own within a couple of weeks. 1.If an infection or compound fracture is evident then take the gerbil to the vet immediately 2.If only the skin of the tail is missing try to put neisporin on it until it heals 3.if entire end is missing and bone is revealed take to the vet to have properly amputated. Prevention:Be extra careful when handling your gerbil.Make sure it doesn't fall and keep dangerous items away from it