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christine::didn't you eMail me b4 re: "glipizide" treatment, which i used on my seymour to amazing success? the only literature i've read where hamsters were...
... but I feel like I am still too new in the process to advise Angela. You did beautifully, Kathy. The more people who can help others identify and care for...
... She showed the same results as Paris - dark brown on glucose but negative on ketones. The funny thing about Janis is that she has never shown any of the...
... strain of diabetes many of our petco/petsmart hamsters have is a result of intentionally breeding the disease into dwarfs for lab research purposes. i've...
I am sorry to hear that poor wee Janis is testing badly too. Has Dexter been tested? Is he still in foster with Michelle? Thanks for the shot of confidance...
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Angela Pfeiffer
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Nov 1, 2003 6:39 pm
What is the database you are referring to? I think running the rescue would put me in a good position to add a lot of names to that. Angela P. ...
... rescue would ... Angela, there is a database link to the left of the page here, we are all entering our hammies names on there once they are confirmed ...
... slipping off recently. Both Hairy and Hamlet still have blood in their urine. But you've caught the diabetes and the infections and you and a good vet are...
... Kathy sent me (Thanks!) As I mentioned earlier she has been drinking quite a bit - perhaps half an ounce a day. Her glucose shows up brown, at the 2 or...
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Angela Pfeiffer
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Nov 2, 2003 4:53 pm
This is the part that frustrates me. I feed all my hamsters Harry Hamster and I've even removed the sunflower seeds from Paris' diet although I love to see her...
... Rene', you know I love you. This was a powerfully helpful reply. Cocoa and Georgina must be terrifically proud! ... love to see her eat them. It's fine to...
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Nov 4, 2003 9:58 pm
Hi Jane, Thanks for the info. I run a rescue, but I have absolutely no medical training, so I have no idea what you are referring to when you say UTI. I guess...
Hello! ... training, so I have no idea what you are referring to when you say UTI. Sometimes we forget with our abbreviations. I can quickly answer this one, ...
Thank you, Linda. I'm sorry, Angela. Urinary tract infection is indeed what I meant. I'm sorry so many little ones are testing positive. It's a good thing...
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Angela Pfeiffer
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Nov 8, 2003 5:25 pm
Hi everyone, Just wanted to give an update on the dwarf family I am fostering for my small animal rescue. You might remember there are nine all together. All...
Hi Angela, I was just reading your website at petfinder. What a wonderful thing you are doing! I am sorry to hear about all of the diabetics. Seems to be...
I waited eagerly for Hairy to complete his pee test as he hasn't been drinking much today! It came back worse than I could possibly have hoped for. He now has...
... been drinking much today! It came back worse than I could possibly have hoped for. He now has ketones in his urine. It was up to a small to medium amount....
... Jane, my vet doesn't know much about the diabetes in the campbells, and hasn't been able to get much from the university of Guelph here in Ontario. What...
... and hasn't been able to get much from the university of Guelph here in Ontario. What oral hypoglycemics would that be? There's a fair bit collecting in the...
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Angela Pfeiffer
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Nov 13, 2003 1:06 am
I feel horrible. I'm fostering a family of dwarf hamsters for my animal rescue and many of them are diabetic. In one of the litters there was a girl, Savannah,...
Oh, Angela -- please be proud of the work you do and don't let this weigh on you so. This isn't the worst thing possible. The worst would have been for the...
Hi there, I've just joined HoneyHams hoping that someone can help me out a bit here. Our Russian dwarf Heni is approximately 21 months old, she is really cute...
Kathy::i've used the oral drug "glipizide" with my campbell, seymour. he wasn't responding to diet changes at all. i discovered various oral meds were used by...
doh! obviously you can see i don't have any first-hand xperience with insulin and hamsters!! i guess i always "assumed" it was IV because when my first dwarf...
... plenty of protein and fat... ... I think Jane has nicely identified the things to do for your little mom-to-be. I guess the only thing I might add is a few...
Hi all, As most of you know, I'm a breeder. Over the past few months, I've tried to encourage other Campbells breeders to join this list even if they don't...
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Nov 13, 2003 3:48 pm
I personally will be handing out information on diabetes to anyone who adopts a dwarf from us. Of course, they adopt with the understanding the animal will not...
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