HELP I NEED ADVICE!!! asap

[rae]

my degu dali has taken a turn for the worse he cant even stand and goo keeps seeping from his ears and he looks bloody misrable he's been on antibiotics for 2 1/2 weeks and although he seemed to get better he's take a nose dive, im going to phone the vet tomorrow and seriously considering having him put down coz although he's on painkillers he looks in pain and sad this leaves me with a big problem what happens to his friend houdini who is very bored and distructive at the moment both degu's are only three months old would this be to late to introduce a new pair to houdini - boys? and does anyone know of a breeder in north west england? because i have little trust in pets at home as he came to me ill in the first place. if you have any advice please reply as i am in turmoil to what to do.

[mulder]

oh bud, take a deep breath. take the goo into the vet. give his buddy lots of attention. maybe have some heating pad in there, goos like to keep warm when sick. a hot towel from the dryer, anything, might hlep. but he needs the vet right now. *hugs* for you and your goo

[Amethystbelle]

aaaawwwwww i'm sorry to hear about Dali, i recently lost a rescue goo to a simular problem I agree you need to keep him warm, hydrated and ring your vet. Degus often hide pain very well and often the case before we notice its too late. Is Dali still aware of his surroundings, alert etc?

Regards Houdini it would be a good idea thinking of introducing him to a friend should the worse happen. At 3 months he is still young enough to accept another young degu. I would consider probably only introducing one though as male degus are on a whole hard to introduce and you would have a better chance of success with just one on one. If you need any help or advice on intros i've done a fair few and would be happy to help with advice, tips etc

On a side note if you got them from Pets at Home then you have every right to complain to them if they are ill. Go to the management as floor staff are usually unhelpful, it doesn't help Dali but it might stop them selling degus with health problems again.

[rae]

thanx i just feel frustrated because i took him last sat and the vet said he was sure he would be better and he's been promising until today im calling vets tomorrow as they are all shut now hopefully its that get worse before getting better as to knowing where he is he does because he's managed to get onto his fave rope hammok its just he's completly wonky and struggles ive taken to hand feeding him as then im sure he eats, its just sad you can see houdini frustrated as he keeps going to play with dali and trying to wake him up, kee your fingers crossed he really is a lovely goo, thanx rae.

[MañasMom]

Awww, I am so very sorry to hear this about little Dali. It really sounded like he was feeling so much better, I'm so sorry that he's gotten a bit worse again.

Good advice already given, so I'll just add my healing thoughts for Dali and ((((((( hugs ))))))) for all three of you!!!

[Sasami]

I'm so sorry you are going through this . Please keep us updated!