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joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! #729353
02/03/09 12:52 AM
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my joey is like 6 weeks oop she was rejected so I have her in an icubator and well i was goin to be gone for her feeding so i put some formula in a bowl and left it in her icubaor in case she got hungery.
and i came home she was all crusted and bleeding from her belly!!!!!!!!!!! she has been chewing or biting her chest and belly area raw!!!!!! i bathed her, and got her all clean but she is goin crazy, she wont quit biting it!!!!!!! and she crabs really loud when she does it, I dont know what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have to hold her head away from it in order for her not to bite at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i really hope somone can help!!!!!!!!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729355
02/03/09 12:58 AM
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You need to get that baby in an e-collar NOW and get to a vet NOW!!!!!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729357
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whats an e collar??? and theres no vets open right now! i am in Arkansas, theres no vets open!!!!!!! what could it be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am [censored] out!!!! i dont know what to do!!!!!!!!!!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729359
02/03/09 01:02 AM
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How to make an e-collar...

http://www.suzsugargliders.com/ecollar.htm

If you don't have these things, a temporary one can be made out of a small plastic butter tub lid, cut it down to size, cut a hole in the middle of it to fit around the glider's neck, and cut from the hole to the edge of the lid. Cover the raw edge of the lid with bandaids and fit ot over the glider's head, use more bandaids to secure it where you made the cut to the edge. If there is anyone there with you that can do this for you, then you can keep the baby wrapped in fleece burrito style to keep her away from her belly.

And get to the vet ASAP... as in NOW!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729360
02/03/09 01:04 AM
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Here is Suz's number... if she doesn't answer you can leave a message and she will get back to you SOON!

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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729362
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Your glider is self mutilating and if you do not act quickly, she WILL kill herself.

Take a peice of fleece and wrap that joey up like she is a burrito. Roll her up where she can NOT get to her belly. HOLD her this way until we can get some help. You may have to hold her like this all night until you can get to the vet in the morning.

PLEASE PLEASE call Bourbon at 321 331 1608 She is the best help you can get with a self mutilator.


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729364
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omg! I hope this baby is okay!!! cry


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: chattrbabe] #729384
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Has anyone her from her? Praying for you and that baby.


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: Adri] #729389
02/03/09 02:09 AM
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She was on the phone with Bourbon about 45 minutes ago... so she is getting help! Hopefully we will get an update tomorrow. She probably has her hands full tonight.

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729391
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Thanks Robin. I sure hope she's ok I have never seen SM in such a young baby.


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729393
02/03/09 02:23 AM
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Robin and T, you both gave excellent advice..

I just got off the phone with her, she is going to try to work on something to keep her teeth from her chest.. which is what she has scraped. We also discussed, changing the joey from the formula to a standard diet, but only the sappy part, she has a few options. the rest of her gliders is on the pp diet, and she also has some wombaroo HP to work with. I also suggested she give her some yogurt tonight, to help with her digestions some. The good thing is she is urinating and defecating fine, she is not dehydrated. at this time she has her wrapped up burrito style, but is going to work on somethings to make it more comfortable for her. I also suggested she put some neosporin on the scraped area, to help her there.

With the joey being so young, I would hate to put a collar on her,if it can be helped at all. But Robin great advice, that is the first thing they should do as a general rule.

She knows she can call me if she has ANY problems tonight.

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: Bourbon] #729402
02/03/09 02:53 AM
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Wow this is going to be a long night! LOL
just wanted to update, she is eating some yogurt right now and i made her a shirt typeof thing and its acually working shes keepin it on and seems to be leavin her bad area alone!
i got a pic of her belly, i just dont kknow how to insert it???

but i guess we will see how she is in the morning.

i just wanted to thank everyone for their help!! i have never had anything like this happen!!!!
but thank yall sooooooooo much!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729406
02/03/09 03:10 AM
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After you hit reply, go to the bottom of the page on the lower left you will see File Manager. Click on that, a box will appear, just follow the directions. You will not see the picture until after you hit reply.

I'm happy to hear that your little one is doing better. I hope that things will heal up for her quickly. Your doing a great job, and you are in good hands with Bourbon.

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: LSardou] #729408
02/03/09 03:17 AM
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heres a pic of my poor babies Belly! This is after I got it all cleaned up! so it does look better than it did when I first found her! Poor baby!!!! cry

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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729413
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Prayers going to you and your baby.Hope she gets well.


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729415
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Praying for you and your little one...any ideas on what caused this?


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: JillMarie] #729416
02/03/09 04:20 AM
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Bourbon said it looks like ring worm, or a fungus! and I think I have to agree!!!! I looked at it again and it does look like ring worm! So tonight I am just keeping her from messing with it, and taking her to the vet tomorrow! to figure it out.

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729419
02/03/09 07:08 AM
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Amanda,
I'm sorry I missed your call - I've been fighting a migraine for 3 days now frown Anyway, you've gotten great advice from Bourbon. I tried to call you this morning and left a message. I did speak to Bourbon and she filled me in on what's happening. By the way, because the Joey Formula is made with Brisky's Booster Milk - it is fine to continue with it OR you can change to the nectar for the PP diet; either is fine. Bourbon thought you were referring to the pellets when you said Brisky's... Personally, I would stick with the Joey Formula for now.
As for the area on her chest, I agree with Bourbon - it appears to be either ringworm or a fungus of some sort. In the incubator, what is the humidity level? Do the sides of the incubator bead with water at all? If so, the humidity level is too high and that may be the culprit for the fungus being able to develop. Please ask your vet about this in the morning when you get her in.
Please keep us updated. I will be at work today, but leave a message if you don't get through to me and I'll call you on my way home from work. I will also check in to the board here during my breaks throughout the day wink


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: sugarglidersuz] #729435
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hope you had a good night with your baby.. we are all praying for you!


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: flutterbye] #729465
02/03/09 10:07 AM
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I didn't even know suggies got ring worm. I remember reading on here about another glider that had a round chew mark the other day and thinking it looked like ringworm. Wow... I have CATS! I need to give everyone a once over every week to head off any infestations. Luckily my cats do not go outside, so the risk is very low!

Suz, Teresa told me last night you don't usually take calls after 9 your time. Sorry bout that. I panicked and sent her your way without even THINKING about Bourbon. I just thought joey - SUZ! LOL

Glad you got some help last night! And I hope all goes well at the vet. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and your little one!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: flutterbye] #729514
02/03/09 11:56 AM
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well last night I made a vest type of thing to keep her from biting on the area, and I got it tight enough she stayed in it all night and it worked really well!

This morning I got Hope in to see the vet, He said it is a staff infection! so I got an antibiotic that has an inflamation ingredient with it so it should make her quit itching! and he gave me a shampoo to bath her in to help it also!

So I really hope this works! I will keep yall posted on how well it heals! upset
thanks for everything!

My poor little baby looks terrible!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729520
02/03/09 12:01 PM
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awe. I'm glad she's on the road to recovery!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729523
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AWE!!!! The poor baby! I'm praying for a speedy recovery.


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: Sherri] #729526
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The vest is an AWESOME idea! You're a great glider mom! I'm so glad you took her to the vet since this obviously was something only a vet could diagnose and treat! I love her name, BTW! LOL! (See my signature)


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: suggiemom1980] #729539
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I'm glad to hear she doing better. You did great job mom!


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: Adri] #729554
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I am glad you got her to the vet. And BTW... that little vest is not only functional, it is sooooo cute on her! Yep... Hope fits her perfectly!

Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: ] #729618
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So glad she is doing better!
great idea on the vest!!! wish I could figure out to do that for neuter surgery instead of an e-collar. would be more comfy for them. any ideas?


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Re: joey chewing on her belly!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!! [Re: JillMarie] #729754
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jillmarie, this little girl is only 6 weeks oop, so she does't have the mass fight in her that an adult would. she was able to get it off multiple times, and getting it just right was more difficult than it looks. we are/have been working on finding something similar to this that would work for neuters or cloacal sm's. but so far to no avail..

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That vest thing was a wonderful,creative, and functional idea. Kudos to you. Great job and all the best!

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She is doing better today! Her Belly looks sooo much better its not all red it looks to be healing! and the vest is perfect it keeps her from getting at her belly! I made her a pink one today! shes soo cute!
But she is still trying to bite at it when I took off the vest! So I really hope it heals fast, and she doesnt need to wear it for much longer!

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