Hi, It sounds like you're doing everything you can. I had mine pretty much on the same diet but sadly it didn't help. I'm just thankful mine was fairly...
Hello I am brand new to this group. I just joined a few minutes ago and wanted to introduce myself. I have 2 of the most DARLING little dwarf hamsters (both...
Hi Kristine, I'm in the same boat, just starting out with this...it's a bit overwhelming! Have you tested Daisy's urine yet with the Keto Diastyx? It's good...
I found the fenugreek seeds in an Indian store, a problem to find if you are not in a city with an Indian or Pakistani population. Send me your name and ...
Hi Michelle :) Thanks so much for the great information! I am going to print this out to take with me when I go shopping for Daisy. I will also keep a...
SO SORRY... I completely forgot to answer your question regarding the Keto Diastyx. No I haven't got the testing strips yet, but will be going out shortly to...
Thanks SO MUCH Ellen!! :) Unfortunately we do not have any Indian stores where I currently live (Iowa), but we do have a couple of the health food stores. We ...
If that doesn't work, I wonder if there are some online stores that would sell and ship such items? I think I saw an Indian store in this area (L.A.) that had...
What a great start!! You're a good Mommy! I've found that even non- diabetics reward from the good eats and I firmly believe that it helps them live longer....
Welcome to the Group!!! If you're having trouble getting your little one to eat tofu, try a different variety. Mine are so spoiled, there is only one kind they...
It's been a week since I've been treating Timbit for diabetes. When I first started testing his urine, the ketones were always between negative and trace, and...
Hi, I was referred to this website by my vet. Today, my hamster Napoleon was diagnosed with diabetes. I am upset, but after reading some posts, I have hope...
I am sorry to hear about little Napoleon! It sounds like you are doing a good job already in caring for him. Don't forget Tofu. It is made of soy and high...
... I'm impressed that your vet even knows about this list or diabetes in hamsters for that matter. Hold on to that vet! Maybe you can tell us where the vet...
Hi Sue and Linda! Thanks for the replies. I'll definently try the tofu. He's really taken to chicken and is warming to the cottage cheese. I went and got some...
I have drastically altered the diet of my Chinese Hamster Granville since I discovered he had high glucose in his urine a few months ago and I thought it may...
Hi, I am new to honey hams and this group was recommended to me by www.petwebsite.com. I have been talking to them about my sick hammy and some good...
... anymore. She is sluggish and tired. Sometimes acting drunk, falling out of her house. She withdraws now instead of eagerly running to the door of her...
I got some fenugreek tablets today.I really wanted teh actual seeds, but the tablets were the only thing I could find. Each one is 650, but I read somewhere...
Chinese hamsters don't react to diabetes the same way that Campbells do. Even with a normal diet, it has no effects on them. You have to change your idea about...
Hi Thanks for the advice. Are you certain that he can definitely eat a normal diet and not a diabetic one. If he can thats great! I just want to make sure I do...
... one. If he can thats great! I just want to make sure I do whats best. I'm not sure that enough comparison has been done to know whether diet can help in...
... glucose did ... like ... instead of the ... diabetes ... Little, I believe I asked you on PWS if hammy had gone for a check up at the vets, you need to...
Yesterday morning when I woke up, I discovered that my dwarf hamster didn't touch her food. I don't think she ate any. I put something smelly infront of her...
Hello I am new to this group. Yesterday was the first time I read or heard anything about dwarf hamster diabetes. I have three, Ben, Earl and Socrates. I...
First, what are you feeding her? Could she have a reaction to that? Second, Was she on antibiotics? Or, were those for another pet? If she had been on...