Just leave your hamster lying quietly in her cage and let nature take its course.by Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Your hamster is dying, either from a growth or from liver/kidney failure. It cannot last much longer, but if you cannot bear to see her in this condition it would be a reasonable thing to do to take her to the vet to be put to sleep. The cost is not very much when you relate it to the pleasure you have had from her over the last two years.by Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Excessive drooling often indicates a dental problem - he may need his teeth sortned - a job for yor vet if he has not improved by now.by Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Sorry to hear that your pet has died. I think that the infection from the wound probably spread through her body and the antibiotics were not able to control it. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi,Baish, He probably has a bowel infection - have you been giving him any food recently which may not have been clean? Give him less food but plenty of water for a few days, keep him warm and let him rest. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, If the overgrown tooth is interfering with his eating, a vet can trim it for you in a few seconds. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Some hamster 'experts' will not agree with me, but I suspect that your pet is failing because of old age and the onset of winter. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I suspect that your hamster has suffered a hind lmb paralysis for some reason, and may not recover. He would best be left quietly in his cage and not disturbed so as to give him the best of chances. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, 18 monthsto two years is a fair age for a hamster, and 'around' 18 monhs could well be closer to 2 years! Hamsters are difficult to treat, and beyond keeping warm and undisturbed there is little one can do for this. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I cannot think of anything you can do except to keep him warm andd ry, look adfter him as well as you can, and see what happens. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, If he is eating and still active, I would not worry aboput the discharge. If he does shows more signs of i;;ness, then let a vet see him. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Samantha, I have already posted a reply to your enquiry asking how old this hamster is. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Do you know how old this hamster is? Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I am sorry, but I cannot make a diagnosis, but she sounds to me like she is very sick and is not going to surviveby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Honour, As long as the hamsters are all kept in seperate cages, I do not think that you have anything to worry about. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, How sure are you about his age? Was he clearly a baby when you got him, or did you accept the seller's word for it? I cannot offer any suggestions for treatment, and I fear that he may be dying. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Your hamster has been through a very stressful experience - and, best of all, survived it! He will need a great deal of patince and TLC (Tender Loving Care0 to give him his confidence in humans back, and it will take time. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Laine, Your hamster is dying - she is a very old lady in hamster terms. I do not think she is suffering, and the trauma of taking her to a vet, who will be unable to do anything to help, could distress her further/ Let nature take its course. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Sasha, I am sorry, but I am unable to answer your question. Telephone the vet to make an appointment for your hamster to be seen, and at the same time ask what the fee will be. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Sasha, Except in things like wet-tail or an obvious tumour, specific diagnosis of illnesses in hamsters is very difficult. You say whe is 18 months old - was she full grown when you got her, if so she may be more than 18 months, and old age is catching up with her. 2 years is a venerable age for a hamster. the bes treatment for any sick hamster is heat - get the temperature in her cage uby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Leb, You do not say how old your hamster is, and if he is about 2 yaers this just could be the end. However, you do say that you separated him from the others - hamsters are solitary animals and do not do well when kept in groups. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Aarthi, Difficult to say what may be wrong - he may have a tooth problem which is making it difficult for him to eat - best to get him checked by a vet. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Lesley Ward, You do not say how old your hamster is, but I suspect that he is probably 2 years or more, and is coming towards the end. He may have a tumour in his abdomen, or kidney failure, both of which are untreatable. Sorry Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, If the texture of the skin is normal, I would not worry about the change in colouration. The discharge may be more serious, but if she is otherwise well and eating, just wait and see what develops, if anything Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I suggest that you take her back to where you bought her, right away, and complain. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I assume that you have seperated your two hamsters? They must not be kept in the same cage, even if one of them has access to a box where he can hide. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I think you are doing all that you can. Try to get some fluid into him, using a syringe, and follow your vet's advice on the antibiotic treatment. Little furries are not very easy patients to treat. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, If he is eating OK and is still lively I would not be worried about this swelling at his back-end. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Definitely NOT sugar but a few grains ( literally) of salt might be a good idea. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
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