polysporin for gerbils ears?

[tikeyas_mom]

I am not allowed to take my gerbil to the vet and my mom said that polysporin "eye and ear" clears ear infection. Do you think it will have the same effect on a gerbil as it does on humans? I dont want to make his ear worse.

[wolfsoul]

I know that polysporin has the same affect on gerbils as in humans, as well as other animals. I think it would be safe to try

One time my rat Frisco was having a wierd eye thing going on, and when I tried eye polysporin it cleared it up completely!

[tikeyas_mom]

I dont want to really put any thing forin in his ear without knowing if it is 100% ok to do, ya know. what if it isnt a ear infection? What If I just make it worse? eep

[wolfsoul]

If it's not an ear infection, I don't think the polysporin will do anything. It probably wouldn't do any harm, but it might not help.

I wish some more people would post lol...Has anyone tried polysporin?!?

[tikeyas_mom]

I no, noone cares. ..

[wolfsoul]

Whoa I can't believe that no one is replying...this is a matter of life or death

[lovemyshiba]

I cannot be of any help, that is why I haven't replied, probably the same for others.
I have used neosporin on Abbey's ear, after she and Kito had a fight, and it healed just fine.

[popcornbird]

I can't reply because I know nothing about gerbils. That's why I didn't reply. Its not because I don't care.

Ps. Before you got your new pet, you told us you would take him to the vet. Why has that changed after you promised? Sad...

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by popcornbird
I can't reply because I know nothing about gerbils. That's why I didn't reply. Its not because I don't care.

I don't know anything about gerbils and this is the first time I have seen this post.
I don't see how it would hurt him at all.

[aly]

Could you just call the vet and explain your situation and ask for some advice. I know they can't give you too much over the phone because they can't diagnose the problem. But they could at least tell you if this would be harmful to your gerbil.

Its not that we don't care, its that we don't know. Not a lot of us here have gerbils or feel comfortable giving medical advice

[Cisco's Mom]

Sorry, I don't know much about Gerbils either. I know at the Humane Society I volunteer at that they would answer your questions. Maybe you can call the one by you?

[luckies4me]

If it's a scratch or something like that it will be fine, but if it's an inner ear infection he will need antibiotics. Yes I have had gerbils and you do not want it to get bad trust me. Inner Ear Infections can lead to death. You should take him to the vet if you could. Try to convince your mom somehow, or call the vet and see if you could volunteer for a day or something.


With rats an inner ear infection can mean death quickly if not treated. Even if treated they can still have head tilt for the rest of their life. Inner ear infections effect the animals equilibrium so it's best to have him seen by a vet. Maybe you could so a search online about IEI in gerbils? Just a thought?



Disclaimer: NO I am not a vet, just giving advice!

[luckies4me]

What ever happened to Sams My Baby???

[tikeyas_mom]

Middle Ear Problems.

If your gerbil starts to tip over to one side starting with their head this can be a sign of a middle ear infection. This can be treated by your vet with antibiotics (usually a baytril injection).
This can also be a sign of brain tumours or a stroke but this is a lot less common and your vet will be able to tell you what is the problems.

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I am gunna start saving up to take it to the vet asap. .. I think my gerbil has this Middle Ear Problem!

[Logan]

Our hamster, Rusty, who is now deceased, had an eye problem once. I didn't take him to the vet, but I did discuss it with my vet, who gave (wrong word....provided me is the better word) with antibiotic drops for his eyes to get them better, and it worked. Perhaps your vet could do the same thing for the gerbil without your having to take him in to the vet.

Good luck! With these small animals, it is so hard to know when to do what!