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Gerbil Problems
Hey, my gerbil has a scent gland tumor. It's kind of big and I put some valerian root in his water to try and help him. It's seemed to help a bit. Does anybody know any other things I can do to help him and maybe reverse the damage, other than surgery?
By the way, I'm not giving him surgery because he's pretty old and I don't want to stress him out.
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First of all, don't give him tons of Vitamin C because you can actually overdose on it at which point it would obviously be harmful and not helpful. There isn't much you can do hun, even taking him to the vet really won't result in much. You can put vitamins in his water (get them at a pet store) and just make sure he is eating a healthy diet. There is no way to really reverse a tumor and since he is old, there are bound to be complications.
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Ask da vet! Explain tings to da vet, and ask him fo' advice.
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Vitamin C. CRush up some vitamin C or get some liquid vitamin C and put it in his food or water. The more you get into him the better. I use it whenever my pets have a illness or injury or abcess. It works best on bacterial infections, but I supposed it can't hurt a tumor. If you can see the tumor, if it is on the outside, you could also try putting Tea Tree Oil on it. It has a very strong oder, but I works well to heal almost everything. That is what I would do.
Michele
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