Hi everyone, this is my first post on honeyhams and I just wanted to say hello to everyone and tell my story. I became a hamster owner 10 weeks ago and it has...
Hey.. took Napoleon to the vet today. She said she'd never seen it before and she could remove it, but he would have to go under and that makes me really...
That's terrible, I'm so sorry to hear that :( Believe me, I know how it is to be a poor college student with a sick hamster T_T I can't offer any advice, but I...
I'm still in college..i've had one hamster for each year. So 3 hamster...one died from jumping off high places (long story but it appeared he was brain...
Hi & welcome to the group. Thanx for helping to rescue & place those hamsters. i'm very sorry for your loss of the one litter & i hope you can find some good...
Hi & i'd like to welcome you & all your little ones to the group. Good luck with Ginny & Pepper, i know deciding whether to separate them can be a little bit...
so, i finally got the right test strips and found out that my dwarf, margot, has very high glucose levels. this was somewhat of a relief to me, seeing as now i...
Good you checked because it does depend on their glucose levels etc. in determining how to treat them. Unfortunately feeding her "good" food isn't all you need...
... Fenugreek "tea" in the water and fenugreek powder sprinkled liberally over 'soft' food like low-fat cottage cheese, meat based canned dog food, and veggies...
yeah, i did remember to pick out the corn and peas, but thank you for the reminder. i will definitly check out that website. thanks for all the help!...
Hi, I'm new to this as well. My hamster is also diabetic and I've been feeding her Hagen brand Hamster Mix (I can't find Harry/Hazel anywhere, I live in...
They literally looked like smashed corn/peas =) I thought "flakes" made it sound fancy too, but nope! You can tell it's corn and/or peas. Green or yellow...
If you want Hazel, you can try ordering it online. I'm not sure about shipping to Canada, but I order it from http://www.petdiscounters.com/ since I can't find...
... that ... do ... in ... **** Hi, I am glad to hear your ham is okay, and I have a year old girl that has kind of the same problem, except the growth is on...
Hey.. I'm sorry but I don't really have any more info about it other than what I've posted. I may just be imagining but now it looks a bit smaller? Hopefully...
... that has kind of the same problem, except the growth is on her lip. It's not a wound, its like a growth. She can eat and drink, but has anyone seen one on...
Thank you for the reply. I think I will look into buying Hazel Food online. Since that does seem to be the only option left. I hope they do ship to Canada. >_<...
Thanks for the info.. from what that lady described, I think Napoleon's bump is something different. I might just be imagining it but it looks like its going...
Hi, I have been reading your messages for months and they have helped me with my little one, Licorice. In January, I took him to the vet where he was diagnosed...
... I described how to do this with the fenugreek capsules in a previous post. Check the archives. You need to substitute the fenugreek tea for his water....
My hammie used to be 2.1 ounces and now waffles between 1.6 and 1.7 ounces. Bad teeth. I crush his food in the coffee grinder, give vitamins, and scrambled...
Update: I finally got to test Luigi's urine today, but the results are negative according to the package the strips came in (I tested twice just to make sure)....
Read some of Aprils posts Theresa...tinks mom wrote a post about this. There are two different kinds of strips. ketones and glucose. ... are ... twice ... ...
I can relate to the progressive "diminshing" of a hammy. My boy, before he passed away, became smaller and smaller, it seemed like. Now his sister is doing...
this question is unrelated to diabetes, but i am writing on behalf of a freind of mine who has a very sick hamster. i thouhgt maybe someone would be able to...
any bleeding requires the vet is my understanding? Is there blood anywhere else? As in did she/he INJURE herself on something? Can you see where the blood...
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