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Post by chrisbirch1987 on Oct 15, 2011 23:44:26 GMT
My degu s had a full on fight resulting in Jabba falling into bottom section of his cage. Jabba is blind. Today he seems to have taken a turn to ths worse. He's not eating or drinking (not to my knowable) he's just laying on the top floor of his cage. He's breathing heavy. Not sure what to do. I've separated them, although they seem to be ok with each other. I'm worried. Please help.
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Post by Kat on Oct 16, 2011 6:31:56 GMT
Hi,
I'm sorry to hear that one of your degus is unwell. In this situation the only thing that I can recommend is a visit to the vets. Jabba is not eating or drinking and his breathing is laboured...these are clear signs of quite a serious problem.
Hopefully a vet will be able to tell you what the problem is and offer a solution.
I hope that Jabba feels better soon, please let us know how you get on.
Kat
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Post by fred on Oct 16, 2011 7:20:10 GMT
As Kat said, Jabba seems to have serious problems. I know it can be difficult on a Sunday, but you need to get him seen by a vet as quickly as possible. I hope it will turn out well, please keep us updated.
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 17, 2011 3:31:21 GMT
I am wondering how Jabba is doing? I am concerned and do hope he is showing signs of improvement.
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Post by chrisbirch1987 on Oct 17, 2011 13:22:16 GMT
I'm sorry to say Jabba died last night. We had made him an appointment for today. Although I dint think they could have helped much. This now leave us with chewie all on his own. We went out to get him some new toys and comfort thIngar. He seems more then happy at the moment. Do you have any advice?
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Post by Kins on Oct 17, 2011 14:54:26 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear about Jabba. A sad day in your house I'm sure. RIP Jabba...
As far as understand it, people recommend that you let the remaining goo grieve for a few days and then the best plan of action is to introduce 2 young pups to said remaining goo and go from there.
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Post by malteser60 on Oct 17, 2011 15:36:59 GMT
Oh, I don't like it when I read about degus dying. I'm really sorry to hear about Jabba.
I would do as Kins said and let Jabba 'grieve' for a while. I've read that some degus can take a couple weeks or so and others just days, so let Jabba tell you when he's ready for more goos. (sorry to sound all mushy but degus are so expressive that it's normally quite easy to judge these things by their behaviour).
Also I would re-arrange the cage so as to break any potential future falls. Hammocks are good for this.
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Post by chrisbirch1987 on Oct 17, 2011 19:54:24 GMT
Thank you for your kinda words. Chewie seems more then happy at the momen, with he's new toys. As for getting new goos I'm not too sure, pets@home only have females. I'm going to play this one carefully and see how he goes. Very, very sad day.
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