In Reply to: Possibly sick glider...Need some advice... posted by Sean on July 18, 2000 at 02:28:27:

It could be a mild case of depression, being away from the other gliders and being in new surroundings. I would spend as much time as possible with her and try to hand feed her some grapes or something, but still make that visit to the vet. just to be safe. Good luck! (T.J.)

: I'm taking her to the vet in about 7 hours (when they open),
: but I was hoping someone might have some additional advice.
: I guess I oughtta give some background first.
: She's about 6 months old, purchased through Petland (I know...now...),
: was being fed a dry diet w/ some live food. When I got her
: Friday, I gave her the same dry food she'd been on (to
: transition), plus fresh fruit, a few nuts, and mealworms.
: I just started feeding her Leadbeater's.
: I've had her out about 4 hours an evening (ok, night =)...)
: except Friday, I didn't handle her much that evening. She
: was active at the pet store, actually the most active and
: alert of the bunch (why I picked her), and was very active
: the past couple of nights during playtime. This evening,
: I returned home and found her sleeping (11pm), cranky, subdued,
: and unwilling to eat. However, she does chew on plastic.
: Her stool is harder than I would expect, her nose is pretty
: wet, and her ears aren't exactly what I'd call perky.
: Sooo...I guess this got kind of long...but anyhow...
: I've got a grounded glider, I'm taking her to the vet in
: the morning, but I thought I'd ask the voices of experience
: as well =).
: Is there any good way to find the source of this problem (I'm
: assuming for now I've got one)? It
: seems like it could be a million different things, but has
: anyone else experienced this, and how did you alleviate the
: problem?
: ...personally, I only see one avenue of relief, whatever the
: cost, since I'm already pretty attached to her =).
: Any comments, help, or even griping about my choice of pet
: stores ;) would be great.

: Thanks,
: Sean

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