Club Q Q107-Loyalty Club (Southern ON Only)

[Writer]

What's a degus?

[Lana72]

i called my friend at the local humane society and they said that degus are prone to two things - respiratory infections and bloating /gas. You need to get him to a vet because apparently the infection can turn to pnemonia in a matter of hours for the lil guys. and rodents don't have the ability to throw up so they get ill quickly. hope it all works out for you! call this # if you have any more questions (they're in your area)

[Lana72]

a degu is like a chinchilla ; )

[gtown gal]

Sorry I couldn't assist with the words today, crazy day at work with no time to play.....thanks for the answers

[gtown gal]

I agree with Lana get him to the vet asap you can have a glass of wine when you get home

[Lana72]

oops! # is 905-495-9907

[BillyJack]

9:15pm Winning Word = DRUM

[6ffightr9]

I was hoping to get home and hit the sauce too, but after fighting traffic and getting home late, we found my son's Degu was very ill.
We cannot find an emergency vet who knows anything about degu's and the poor thing is going downhill fast!!!
I have no idea what to do, so we have decided to just keep him warm and quiet and see what happens in the morning
Anyway, I think I will have that glass of wine now
I don't suppose anyone knows anything about Degus???......

They are prone to diabetes thats why they are used for science research dealing with diabetes. I have no idea what the normal sugar level of a degu is, but if you can get a blood drop and check the level on someones meter, then see if it way off compared to a human or research degus on the internet.

[Babette1116]

i called my friend at the local humane society and they said that degus are prone to two things - respiratory infections and bloating /gas. You need to get him to a vet because apparently the infection can turn to pnemonia in a matter of hours for the lil guys. and rodents don't have the ability to throw up so they get ill quickly. hope it all works out for you! call this # if you have any more questions (they're in your area)

Thank you soo soo much for the information, but I think I ran into a dead end
The first thing I did was when I got home was call the emergency vet clinics in Brampton, they could not help due to the fact that none of the vets on call where experienced in Degus!!
I then called one in Oakville, same story. They gave me a number for a clinic in Toronto, who were closed!!!
I think the poor little guy was pretty well gone at that point, but I wanted to see if there was any way of at least having him looked at.
They all basically told me the same thing; it was minimum $100 just to walk in the door and they probably could not help, except to most likely have him put down!!
HOW FRUSTRATING!!!!!
Never did get the glass of wine anyway, had to go pick my daughter up from work. Am now afraid to go and see how poor Tuft (the degu) is doing.
But Thank you again, I really do appreciate it

[6ffightr9]

And another one, in the automotive survey!


Last vehicle I bought was made in Windsor, ON! - So I answered FOREIGN!

American as in North American.

[1Shooter1]

And another one, in the automotive survey!


Last vehicle I bought was made in Windsor, ON! - So I answered FOREIGN!

And an ironic one, in the "Education" survey. There are 2 spelling mistakes, both in Question 6.

[Owdatoon]

I was hoping to get home and hit the sauce too, but after fighting traffic and getting home late, we found my son's Degu was very ill.
We cannot find an emergency vet who knows anything about degu's and the poor thing is going downhill fast!!!
I have no idea what to do, so we have decided to just keep him warm and quiet and see what happens in the morning
Anyway, I think I will have that glass of wine now
I don't suppose anyone knows anything about Degus???......

This is the place I used..

http://www.britanniaanimalhospital.com/

[Babette1116]

This is the place I used..

http://www.britanniaanimalhospital.com/

Thanks
I will keep this for future reference

[Lana72]

Well folks - another day - another box of kleenex and neo citran LOL

Thanks for all the words today - see yas tomorrow : )

[heartgirl99]

Yeah, I had to lie, too. Told them I would go

for my PHD... "Piled Higher and Deeper..."


Been to university - found it overrated. Decided to

educate myself in quantum mechanics and relativity.


KarlB

have you read 'a short history of nearly everything' by bill bryson? it's a fun read, nicely illustrated.