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... transfixed! I asked to handle them, and they were all very tame and curious. I fell in love with a little fellow with mottled markings. I would have too,...
Jane Landis
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Sep 1, 2003
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i have a dwarf campbells... seymour plufkin. he started showing strong signs of diabetes at 8 months (xcessive urination, drinking, weight gain). several urine...
misspixy03
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Sep 2, 2003
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hello! i'm obsessed with my dwarf hamsters (currently have 11). i've had xperiences with so many hamster health challenges & want to help ppl dealing with...
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Sep 2, 2003
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What was your vet's regimen? I don't trust vet's to know what to prescribe. ... Ellen S. in NYC ... From: "misspixy03" <misspixy@...> To:...
Ellen S.
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Sep 2, 2003
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hi Ellen: the dosage of glipizide was .05ml 1x/daily. & my vet has xtensive background with small animals, including hamsters. additionally she contacted...
misspixy03
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Sep 3, 2003
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... some ... Hi, MissPixy, I have a diabetic dwarf, also. I use Pedialyte. The amount of glucose in the solution is very minute, and I think the benefit of...
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How did you administer? Drops? And where do you live that you are lucky enough to have a vet that knows about diabetic hamsters? ... Ellen S. in NYC ... From:...
Ellen S.
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Sep 3, 2003
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rene! seymour's glucose & ketone levels are absolutely normal now. in the beginning when i suspected he was diabetic i used the Bayer Diastix for urine...
misspixy03
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Sep 4, 2003
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Ellen, yes, i administered this liquid oral med with an oral syringe. i live in rhode island. to be honest, i did all the research online & discovered the...
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Sep 4, 2003
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my concern also with the pedialyte, even tho it's used so much, is that i've found it ranks on the "unacceptable foods list" of the glycemic research...
misspixy03
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Sep 4, 2003
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Hi there! My name is Pat, and I have 17 dwarf hamsters (and two guinea pigs)! One of my hammies (Sammy--I call him "Sammy, the hammy from Miami"--I have no...
freegirl608
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Sep 5, 2003
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Hi, all-- I've been on vacation, so I apologize for the late response to your kind messages about my new mottled dwarf hamster! (See ...
Linda
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Sep 5, 2003
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... discovered the glipizide. it seemed that stella's symptoms just escalated once i started the pedialyte. I had that experience with my Zeke also. I dropped...
Jane Landis
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hello Jane! when i came on this board, the 1st thing i did was try to find any posts in the archives that hinted at ppl using any kinds of oral meds. maybe i...
misspixy03
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Sep 5, 2003
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hello Pat! xcessive urination and drinking is not confined to diabetic hamsters. hamsters that have kidney or bladder infections also xhibit these same...
misspixy03
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Sep 5, 2003
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Blizzard died yesterday at 12:30 am. I came home and he was cold and breathing like he was not going to last long, but he was still alive. He wouldn't open his...
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Sep 7, 2003
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... He sounds precious! I'm so sorry Blizzard had to go. He certainly enjoyed life with you to have stayed so long despite his diabetes. You must have taken...
Jane Landis
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Hi everyone, I am about to welcome a new dwarf into my home. Chevy (we haven't decided if this name will stick or we will rename him) is a "rescue" from a...
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Sep 7, 2003
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... I'm glad you were able to spend his last minutes together. He must have been very comforted knowing you were with him until the end. I'm sorry for your...
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Sep 8, 2003
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Hi, Jeanne. I used Harry Supreme Hamster Mix. I pick out all the regular-looking corn and peas, but there are squished peas and corn in there, too. Cocoa...
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Sep 8, 2003
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hiJeanne::i just recently find a seedmix for hamsters called "Small World" and it has no added sugar at all. it does have corn tho, and it's recommended to...
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Sep 8, 2003
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At 01:13 AM 09/08/2003 +0000, georginawings wrote... ... Jeanne: Just so you know, this is the same food that I wrote about in my mail to you, although I...
David G. Imber
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Sep 8, 2003
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Thank you all for your suggestions. I think I will try the Harry Supreme Hamster Mix. The Small World mix sounds good as well, but I do not think it is sold...
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Sep 9, 2003
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If you have a Petco card, you get it for $2 off. I just purchased a bunch from there myself. Nancy...
Nancy Grabarczyk
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Sep 9, 2003
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... already belong to the club from Michigan, but now I'm in Ohio. Rene'...
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Sep 9, 2003
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Hey, I'm Chris, I live in NYC, and I have a black-eyed white Russian Dwarf Hamster named Bacon. I don't know for sure, but I think he's diabetic. He drinks a...
Chris
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Sep 9, 2003
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I'd love to know also, but I haven't gotten a response from anyone on how to tell if my hamster is diabetic! Could someone out there help Chris & myself? Thank...
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Welcome, Pat and Chris. I'm sorry your hamsters hare having problems. Increased drinking/urination are an important sign of diabetes. He must drink more so...
Jane Landis
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Sep 9, 2003
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Within 30 seconds of the first test, it went brown. This was using Bayer Diastix on what might have been slightly less than fresh urine (as much as 1 hour...
Chris
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Sep 10, 2003
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The way to test for diabetes is to get some glucose reagent strips for urinalysis. I use Diastix by Bayer, which I bought at Walgreen's. Mine is a bottle of...
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