Lucille, This site is abundant with great information and tips on how to help one another with their diabetic hammies! I was able to prolong the life of ours...
Sammie passed away last night. I cleaned his cage Sunday evening, and he was fine and perky. I put him in the tub in the bathroom to run around while I cleaned...
I am sorry to hear about Sammies passing. If he went quickly, that is a blessing that he did not suffer. These are fragile little creatures, and we can not...
Is there a way to prevent diabetes in hamster by diet? Sammie my diabetic hamster just died and I would really like to get another hamster. I have a syrian...
I'm so sorry to hear about Sammy. Even though it's hard on you, at least he didn't suffer very long. That's the way I'd like to go. He sounded like a very...
I'm getting back into breeding dwarf hamsters. None are diabetic to the best of my knowledge and the breeders I got them from. But I felt I needed to educate...
I was just cutting my ketodiastix and thought I should share my trick with you all. Simply cut the sticks the long way with a sharp scissor and you have twice...
I got some timothy hay.But some of the pieces seem sharp, and I wonder if anyone had pouch problems from this? So I just picked out the softer pieces to start...
Great idea, especially since these stix are so expensive! Thanks for sharing, Michelle ... nbowdiabeticpetsfund Yahoo! Groups Links ... Incoming mail is...
What a night! Found Magellan choking with a loud (for her!)clicking noise.Scooped her up, tried massaging and a little thrusting like in CPR, remembered the...
Hope all is well with Magellan. I am glad that the post about Buffy's chocking was a help. It could have been the hay. I never did figure out what Buffy...
Hi everyone! I just wanted to share that my diabetic dwarf named Kibbles is doing well and is active and happy. But, I've been noticing that his normally dark...
Good to hear that Kibbles is doing well. His color change may be due to the type of hammester he is. Russian whites change color to a lighter color for winter....
I don't think he's a winter white, but that's a good observation. But since we're in Southern California and it hit 104 degrees yesterday, His system sould...
I have a 3 mo old female with diabetes. She is on a high fiber (brocolli, dandelion, baby foods - squash, green beans) and high protein (steamed chicken, bird...
... But since we're in Southern California and it hit 104 degrees yesterday, His system sould have to be completely out of whack to think it's Winter! ...
I can only offer my opinion on the issue and hope that other members will do the same but keep in mind--you have to assess the facts and make the decision that...
Thank you...I can not find any research either for pets...and the exotic pet vets I have found have never treated a diabetic hamster and did not have very much...
Buffy has made it to one year!!! Considering how sick he was at three and four months, we are all grateful. He now has normal glucose and ketones and is a...
I didn't realize the winter coat had to do with sunlight. I do keep the hamster room darker now because I don't the sun to heat it up. But - I still think...
hi Linda:: i've treated one of my diabetic dwarfs with an oral med called "glipizide" which is also used for guinea pigs. my vet is very experienced with...
Thank you, My dog vet gave me the name of an excellant pocket pet vet in Austin, TX. I don't want to give her insulin and I'm hoping for an alternative like...
One of my foster hams, Marcie, is a diabetic and i am wondering if this could be a cause of the greasy coat she suffers from. She is six weeks old today. She...
Hi, Mine also had a greasy coat but somehow the diet and 50/50 pedialite water helped. They also love sand baths and all tend to get oily coats if I don't...
Hmmm... The girls get dust baths every night when they are in their playpen. The others' coats are fine, too, at this point. I will check her teeth, but as you...
Angela, I don't know of a correlation between diabetes and greasy fur but I do know that most of my hams do get really oily fur/skin when they become...
Managers/owner: Sorry to write to the list rather than email privately but I can't find managers email addies. I get my messages sent to my email address but...
Dear Barb, You should be able to just hit reply to the email and it should send your posts to the group. The email address it should be sending it to is:...
I took Alissa (dwarf Siberian) to the vet today. Out of 5 vets I spoke to none of them had ever heard of diabetes in a hamster. This includes the vet I...
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