In Reply to: Does your Vet..?? posted by Bourbon on May 17, 2000 at 13:26:55:

: Does your vet know your gliders by name without looking at the chart first? If not they should. I have read many a post about people who think their vet is too expensive to take them in for well visits. Money should NEVER be an option with the gliders,that is an issue that is discussed on every board, every downsides page, and all good research sites. The window of time between symptoms and illness, many times is much too small, not to have a vet you can trust, and one that is willing to see your glider at the drop of a hat if something (anything) is wrong. My vet has the gliders as a top priority pet, that means that if something don't seem right, if they are ill in any way, she will see them immediatly, that is including at 3:00 in the am if necessary...Poor Jessica just learned first hand how little time we have.. Your vet should also be well aware of that, if they want you to wait, and you feel it is important, push issues. but if you have a great relationship with your vet (as you should) then that vet will be able to see changes that you yourself don't. PLEASE make sure your vet learns your gliders..Please be sure you find a vet that you trust with your gliders life, you may have to some night..Don't wait till it is too late, Don't wait till they are sick. Do it when they are healthy, so the vet knows when something isn't right, even if you don't. Please do this for your glider...

This is an excelent point. Even though we lost our little angel, we have an excelent vet. He is on call to us when ever we need him. We have his home number even. In fact he was at home when we called him to see her. He was meeting us at his office, but she didn't make it in time. She was already having "Death Throws" on the way there. The vet told us that at this point they don't feel anything, which was a little more comforting to us. He did know what was wrong when she died, but none the less he is going to study her for the greater good of other Gliders. When he's don't he is going to wrap her up for us, so we can bury her. To all: when you go to the vet be as informative as posible. Don't feel like "anything" is too much information. Nara had soft bowels, which we thought would be normal after traveling and being upset. In gliders, this is a "big" sign that something is wrong. Don't over look this. Don't think this can be remedied by a different diet. And esspecially don't think this is normal. Take them to the vet at first sign of this. Her death was something that could have been prevented. Money is no option. As Bourbon said, make your vet your Glider's best friend.

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