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Wet Tail Drops™
Oasis Treatment for wet tail disease (diarrhea)
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- Easy to Use Liquid
- Treats the symptoms of wet-tail
- Pets like the orange flavor
- Diarrhea treatment & preventative
- Adds in to daily drinking water
- May be given as a direct oral dose
- Easily dispensed with eye-dropper
- Use for pocket pets such as hamsters, gerbils, mice and rats
- Suitable for use with guinea pigs
- Made in U.S.A.
OASIS WET-TAIL DROPS™ are an effective liquid treatment for the condition commonly known as "wet tail". Wet tail is a stress induced diarrhea that is very debilitating in hamsters and often fatal. Early diagnosis and intervention is the best course of curative action. See detailed disease description and instructions below.
These effective drops have the same antibiotic as a competing brand - and may be used in place of or in a continuation of treatment started with that brand. However - OASIS WET-TAIL DROPS have an additional palatable orange flavoring that encourages ill pets to drink and consume the daily dose. Hamsters love the taste, and consume more treated water, increasing the odds of a successful cure. Its a matter of choice… and the hamsters choose OASIS WET-TAIL DROPS every time!
WET TAIL DROPS ARE IDEAL FOR: For HAMSTERS stressed by transport, new diet or excessive handling. Stress is believed to be the leading cause of diarrhea (wet-tail) in hamsters.
Also suitable for mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs and similar small pets.
Item No. 80064 WET TAIL DROPS™ - 1 ounce bottle with eyedropper
Item No. 80074 WET TAIL DROPS™ - 16 ounce bottle with dropper-cap
Ingredients
Active Ingredient: Neomycin Sulfate equivalent to not less than 20 mg/mL of Oasis Wet-Tail Drops.
Symptoms of Stress
SYMPTOMS OF WET-TAIL (Proliferative Ileitis) MAY INCLUDE: Obvious changes in behavior or physical appearance such as weight loss, hunched posture, coat ungroomed or "standing up", animal sitting in one position with eyes squinted, distended belly, lack of appetite or dehydration followed by diarrhea and a wet or matted tail. Animal may not want to be handled. Early intervention (before onset of diarrhea) offers best chance of cure. Wet-Tail is considered to be a stress induced disease - avoid stress caused by over handling your pet or making sudden changes to its habitat.
WHAT IS WET TAIL DISEASE?
The serious condition known as "Wet-Tail" or Proliferative Ileitis is most often characterized by a wet or matted tail and/or lower belly area, with obvious staining from diarrhea. Wet-tail is thought to be a stress induced watery diarrhea that is bacterial in origin, likely infectious and often fatal unless treated very early. When stress of any kind upsets the hamster's natural defenses, it becomes susceptible very quickly to wet-tail disease.
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Sick hamsters often have dry looking ears (a sign of dehydration) held back against the head (often with a folded look), and empty cheek pouches which give the face a thin, lean look. Any sign of a distended belly is a sign of digestive trouble that may be wet-tail in the advanced stages. Since wet-tail is very difficult to control, any symptoms such as those listed above are indications that your hamster needs help urgently, often before you actually see any diarrhea.
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NOTE: To guard against infection transmission when receiving new hamsters, thoroughly wash any pet containers used for transporting your new pet and dispose of cardboard pet-caddy boxes promptly.
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WET-TAIL MAY BE CAUSED BY STRESS:
Stress may be caused by any change in living-habits such as being shipped to the pet store, being moved to the pet owner's home, introduction into a new cage or change in the arrangement or set-up of the hamster's existing home, disruption of the food pantry area or introduction of a new diet. Changes in a hamster's living conditions should be made gradually if at all. Hamsters are creatures of routine and habit, and do not understand the changes made by people caring for them.
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To avoid stress, clean only part of the cage at any time, and leave the food storage pantry area alone and as undisturbed as possible. If there is damaged or spoiled food, remove only that portion of the food pantry and leave the rest where the hamster knows it is safe and available. Hamsters gain security from knowing that their source of food is safe and available at all times.
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Causes of diarrhea other than stress may be infectious in nature. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING SICK HAMSTERS.
NOTE: To guard against infection transmission when receiving new hamsters, thoroughly wash any pet containers used for transporting your new pet and dispose of cardboard pet-caddy boxes promptly.
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WET-TAIL MAY BE CAUSED BY STRESS:
Stress may be caused by any change in living-habits such as being shipped to the pet store, being moved to the pet owner's home, introduction into a new cage or change in the arrangement or set-up of the hamster's existing home, disruption of the food pantry area or introduction of a new diet. Changes in a hamster's living conditions should be made gradually if at all. Hamsters are creatures of routine and habit, and do not understand the changes made by people caring for them.
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To avoid stress, clean only part of the cage at any time, and leave the food storage pantry area alone and as undisturbed as possible. If there is damaged or spoiled food, remove only that portion of the food pantry and leave the rest where the hamster knows it is safe and available. Hamsters gain security from knowing that their source of food is safe and available at all times.
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Causes of diarrhea other than stress may be infectious in nature. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING SICK HAMSTERS.
WET-TAIL MAY BE CAUSED BY STRESS:
Stress may be caused by any change in living-habits such as being shipped to the pet store, being moved to the pet owner's home, introduction into a new cage or change in the arrangement or set-up of the hamster's existing home, disruption of the food pantry area or introduction of a new diet. Changes in a hamster's living conditions should be made gradually if at all. Hamsters are creatures of routine and habit, and do not understand the changes made by people caring for them.
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To avoid stress, clean only part of the cage at any time, and leave the food storage pantry area alone and as undisturbed as possible. If there is damaged or spoiled food, remove only that portion of the food pantry and leave the rest where the hamster knows it is safe and available. Hamsters gain security from knowing that their source of food is safe and available at all times.
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Causes of diarrhea other than stress may be infectious in nature. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING SICK HAMSTERS.
Causes of diarrhea other than stress may be infectious in nature. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING SICK HAMSTERS.