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Maggie Cummings
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I need help with a Sugar Glider problem and I know there's at least 2 Sugar Glider experts here, but I can't remember just who they are...so here's my problem and I swear if one just one of you laughs I will hunt you down and kill you...
I have a 9 year old male glider who lives with his son in my living room. They started fighting Sunday with lots of crabbing noises, then Monday morning the dad was out sleeping in the food dish. That was a first as they sleep in their nest together and fold their blanket around them in prefect triangles. Anyhow when I picked the dad out of the dish I noticed he smelled strongly of urine and I saw his penis was out, and his fur is wet with urine...odd I thought. Then later in the day Dad was out drinking, also unusual, normally they drink at night. So Dad's penis was still out Monday evening so I did some on line research, which made me smear KY jelly on it. So this morning it's still out and they are sleeping in separate beds as it were and I am wearing sterile gloves and smearing KY jelly on it and gently pulling on it trying to get it to go back in. I am doing this because my exotic's Vet isn't in again until Thursday and the breeder has me greasing him up and rubbing on it trying to make sure it's not caught on anything. Sometimes something as small as a hair can keep it from going back inside. Or she's having me do it as payment for any jokes I played on her in the past
So I am hoping one of our Sugar Glider experts has some experience with a penis that won't go back in, is it a prolapse? And can give me advice that can carry this glider and me over to Thursday. I've been spreading KY jelly on it and rubbing it and moving it around trying to see if it's just caught or stuck or something. I also administered some Metacam trying to reduce any swelling and relieve any pain he was in, it's so tiny I can't imagine that it's swollen. Geeze, at first I couldn't believe I was manipulating a glider penis, and now I can't believe I am putting myself out for ridicule like this. But I am really hoping I can find some help here for me and the glider. I personally need emotional help, after all I have been playing with a very tiny Sugar Glider penis, or actually 2 penises cuz it's bifurcated...and I hope I haven't hurt the glider because I didn't take him to another vet, tho I couldn't find another exotic vet in town.
But dmmj or AnthonyC no jokes! No picking on me, I am trying to help this guy and asking for help like this is embarrassing enough...
I also hope I am not breaking some rule about asking for non chelonian help.
I have a 9 year old male glider who lives with his son in my living room. They started fighting Sunday with lots of crabbing noises, then Monday morning the dad was out sleeping in the food dish. That was a first as they sleep in their nest together and fold their blanket around them in prefect triangles. Anyhow when I picked the dad out of the dish I noticed he smelled strongly of urine and I saw his penis was out, and his fur is wet with urine...odd I thought. Then later in the day Dad was out drinking, also unusual, normally they drink at night. So Dad's penis was still out Monday evening so I did some on line research, which made me smear KY jelly on it. So this morning it's still out and they are sleeping in separate beds as it were and I am wearing sterile gloves and smearing KY jelly on it and gently pulling on it trying to get it to go back in. I am doing this because my exotic's Vet isn't in again until Thursday and the breeder has me greasing him up and rubbing on it trying to make sure it's not caught on anything. Sometimes something as small as a hair can keep it from going back inside. Or she's having me do it as payment for any jokes I played on her in the past
So I am hoping one of our Sugar Glider experts has some experience with a penis that won't go back in, is it a prolapse? And can give me advice that can carry this glider and me over to Thursday. I've been spreading KY jelly on it and rubbing it and moving it around trying to see if it's just caught or stuck or something. I also administered some Metacam trying to reduce any swelling and relieve any pain he was in, it's so tiny I can't imagine that it's swollen. Geeze, at first I couldn't believe I was manipulating a glider penis, and now I can't believe I am putting myself out for ridicule like this. But I am really hoping I can find some help here for me and the glider. I personally need emotional help, after all I have been playing with a very tiny Sugar Glider penis, or actually 2 penises cuz it's bifurcated...and I hope I haven't hurt the glider because I didn't take him to another vet, tho I couldn't find another exotic vet in town.
But dmmj or AnthonyC no jokes! No picking on me, I am trying to help this guy and asking for help like this is embarrassing enough...
I also hope I am not breaking some rule about asking for non chelonian help.