In Reply to: Re: Brizzo posted by Ellen on October 26, 1999 at 00:27:17:

Dina, On Sugarglider.com we now have a new page, it is called Real Stories, there is a story very very similar to yours about Godae, he was taken to the vet so the vet could examine his body, here is what they didn't find.
his heart was perfectly fine, no signs of stress or blood clotting, his lungs were just fine , spongy and healthy, his bones were also perfect, no signs of calcium defiency, No signs of too much calcium either, his kidneys were fine as well, no signs of the dehydration, he was progressing then all of a sudden died. His spinal cord was still intact, no signs of any bone injuries, and all muscles were still in tact and in order, The blindness she hadn't found out about yet, and she didn't go into his skull to check the brain area out, a stroke, brain hemmorage or neural disorder is still a possibility. By the time he was taken to the vet his stomach and intestines had already decomposed, but she did say the bacteria was normal, meaning no poisons. however intestional blockage is still not out of the question. what she did notice though, is that the adrenaline gland was like 1/3 the size of the kidney, which is really large compared to other mammals, she is trying to do more research to find out if that is the norm for gliders in general, which she said probably is considering they don't handle stress well at all, the adrenaline glan could account for that. Also she noticed that under his jaws were 2 very large glands,that extend the entire length of each side of his jaws, she thinks that maybe used to help break down foods, but again is doing some checking to find out. I wouldn't think that you had done anything wrong, till more is found out about the diets, and diseases of gliders, this is something that will continue to happen. Maybe you too could take Brizzo to your vet and see what she can find out. It is horrible to watch something like this, it is even worse when a person feels so very helpless. My heart goes out to you, and prayers as well..

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