Thank you Catherine. It's nice to know that I can always have a rant here, I will definitely keep that in mind when I'm getting to bursting point. Everyone on this forum is lovely and genuinely caring. That's why this forum stands out to me so much compared to others.
It's strange - that sounds exactly the same as Brownie's situation. I read quite a bit just after Brownie passed, trying to get some anwsers about what it could have been, and part of me wonders if when little rodents pass suddenly like this it is due to a heart problems or a stroke. I'll never know for sure, but from what I've read, that seems to be the main cause of small pets sudden passing when there are no other noticable symptoms.
It is quite hard to tell an adult gerbils age, whenever I have asked a vet if it's possible to tell how old Brownie was, they always just told me that once they reach adulthood - their physical state tends to stay the same, so there's no real features that give away how mature they are beyond that point, apart from energy levels and fitness. Brownie was very fit and active, although he was also very gentle and less figity/squirmy than Parker, especially when being held, which is why I always sensed that he was an elderly gentleman. Bless him.
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(12-11-2014, 03:10 AM)Tobi Wrote: I had a mouse once, who passed away over 2 years old. The vet said he was very old for a mouse. But the day before he went, he was happily eating and running on his exercise wheel.
It's strange - that sounds exactly the same as Brownie's situation. I read quite a bit just after Brownie passed, trying to get some anwsers about what it could have been, and part of me wonders if when little rodents pass suddenly like this it is due to a heart problems or a stroke. I'll never know for sure, but from what I've read, that seems to be the main cause of small pets sudden passing when there are no other noticable symptoms.
It is quite hard to tell an adult gerbils age, whenever I have asked a vet if it's possible to tell how old Brownie was, they always just told me that once they reach adulthood - their physical state tends to stay the same, so there's no real features that give away how mature they are beyond that point, apart from energy levels and fitness. Brownie was very fit and active, although he was also very gentle and less figity/squirmy than Parker, especially when being held, which is why I always sensed that he was an elderly gentleman. Bless him.
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