I asked Wendy Barry to help answer this post because she's dealt with diabetic Chinese. She did reply to the author and tried to reply to this list, but it...
Hi all, Just to follow up, from a while ago. I took my hamster to Dr. Oliver, and I'm so glad I did!! (Thanks, Christine, for your recommendation, too!) Dr....
Hello Everyone, Glad to know there are lots of hammie nuts out there like me! I got my first dwarf hamster in 1998 for my then boyfriend and ended up taking...
Hi Carol & welcome to the group. i'm so sorry to hear of your loss of your family of dwarfs to diabetes. It is especially frustrating to take them to the vet...
My little dwarf Creampuff passed away this evening. He was 10 months old and diagnosed with diabetes from the day I brought him home. I've never posted...
Hi Amanda, I feel your pain...I'm so sorry...after my first hamo died, Buster ( she was my baby girl ) I kept looking for another one with her spirit. It's...
Hi all! I am the proud owner of 2 campbells russian dwarf hamsters, Toby & Darius. They are brothers, just over a year old, and live quite happily together....
Hi Katie, Take your hammie to the vet and get it checked out. It could be one of many things: a bladder infection, kidney problems, infection somewhere else,...
Hi Carol and Katie. I have been raising a number of diabetic sweeties, and have used all the remedies mentioned here and felt they lived pretty comfortable...
I bought a sweethearted little gray dwarf hammy in Sept. Such a sweet, gentle soul and wonderful. Lately, I've noticed him drinking much more, so I went...
Thanks guys, some good advice here! I will definitely try the Soya milk suggestion. I'm also going to look into buying some 'Harry Hamster' mix as it's...
Hi, I am a new dwarf hamster owner. I got my first hamster about 2 weeks ago and loved her so much that I adopted 4 more! I've managed to test two of them for...
Adonis lost his top teeth-- no idea how, but his bottom teeth overgrew a bit because of this. I clipped them back a little, and am hoping his top teeth will...
Hi Cara, My hammies have lost their top teeth as well and if the root is still there they will grow back. I get the blender out and whip something up for them....
Thanks for this info.. my Napoleon has lost one top tooth, so I'm glad to read about this mash, in case he loses more. He eats just fine now though! The other...
I used small fingernail clippers. You have to scruff him to pull back his cheeks and expose his teeth (they hate that and will squirm). Support the rest of his...
My 14 month old winter white hamster stopped using any of her chew items. Additionally, not eating seeds, even sunflower seeds.I tried to look in her mouth,...
I just went out to pick up bedding for my furkids and stopped into the local Petland (big mistake as the place makes me sad). I didn't see any dwarfies, and I...
Where do you live? You need to find another vet who knows more about dwarf hamsters!!! She might have an infection in her mouth or tooth root which is causing...
I have been a member for sometime now, but this is the first time that I have posted a message. My old computer gave me such a problem with e-mail toward the...
How nice of you to reply so timely. I live in Southern NJ. I used to have a better vet, but he moved to suburban PA. He was the one who helped me with my...
A lady I know says her dwarf lost all of it's teeth, but she keeps him fed by grounding up some lab block, and adding powder vitamins. She also uses low/non...
I just bought a 50L back of Carefresh that doesn't smell or look right. I didn't notice it in the store, but it's a brown color (almost a cedar color) and it...
... right. <snip>... I'm taking it back as I'm not going to subject my kids to taking a chance with bad litter. You may also want to contact the company,...
"It's rather ironic since hamsters are the only small animals which appear to have sensitivities to aspen in multiple lines around the country." I'm not sure...
My carefresh looked different too. Wasn't damp and didn't smell like cedar.. but it was darker, rougher, and in larger pieces. [Non-text portions of this...
... Taking it back is the thing to do, absolutely. As someone else suggested, it may have gotten damp in transport or storage (that's my guess) and it may be...
I have heard from a few people that both Carefresh and Aspen are causing problems with their hamsters. Here in the UK, we have managed to find another prduct...
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