Some may know, but my Sylvester no longer has top teeth due to genetics. He therefore cannot eat solid foods and has been on a baby food diet. However he is...
... genetics. I am always curious about such problems and their source. Was it confirmed as a genetic problem just because others in the line have it or...
Hi all, I'm posting again in regards to my mom's dwarf hamster Roo. We gave her the fenugreek tea, and we've been giving her two droppers full of plain...
Hi, frist you should give her 50-50 water, plain pedialyte, so she doesn't dehydrate! She needs high proteen no sugar of any kind. fresh timothy, orchard...
These things are good for him and high in proteen, tofu, firm or medium, boiled egg whites with a little yolk, low fat cheeses grated, not process, low fat...
From many messages I've read here, Pedialyte should be given *only* if ketones are high. If glucose is high, but ketones are normal, Pedialyte (even 50/50)...
Hi Linda, Just now came across your reply to my message and am sorry it has taken so long to reply back, but I had more than 800 e-mails in my mailbox when I...
Thanks, Ellen, for the information. I just came across your reply during the course of trying to catch up with my emails (I have over 800 now) since I've ...
I hope Haji is feeling better. Since Syrians are territorial, Ali probably was just defending his turf. If you haven't already, I would put a little more...
Hi.. My Napoleon was having some skin problems.. it appeared he was scratching the blood out of himself, but he was getting better. Today it appeared he had...
Hi! My name is Amy, I`m a law student and I live in Germany, close to Munich. I got to know about this group through a link on a german hamsterpage. Yesterday...
I'm sorry to learn about Napoleon, poor little guy. Did the vet check for demodex mites AKA mange? The reason I ask is that demodex mites, which apparently...
... alt.pets.hamsters, but can't vouch for its efficacy nor safety: I think our hamster's health is worth more than the risk of someone's home remedy! I would...
... Welcome! ... about the diabetes and that Nils will probably not die because of the diabetes. But I don`t want Nils to suffer, so let`s see how I can help...
Hi Linda, I didn't mean to promote the home remedy (that's why I said that I couldn't vouch for its efficacy nor safety), but you're right, I shouldn't have...
Welcome Amy. I have relatives that live over there. They mostly live in the small town of Lohne, near Lingen. It's really beautiful over there. Sounds like...
... point out, must come from a vet. Actually, from what my vet told me, it is not prescription. It can be obtained from medical supply companies. The...
Hi again, Linda, I should have explained better, when one of my hammies has had mites, it's been diagnosed by the vet, and the vet has arranged with the...
... mites, it's been diagnosed by the vet, and the vet has arranged with the compounding pharmacy to make up the ivermectin prescription with correct dilution,...
Thank you, Linda, I think we're on the same page now, and your message to me was very kind and gracious. Wow, I had not heard about the tropical rate mite...
They are visible to the naked eye. Linda showed me a hamster that was infected when I visted her at one of her shows. (I had a few rescues to place at that...
Rodent mites can be found in homes where rats or mice are abundant or where rodents have recently died. Several common rodent mites have been known to ...
Yuck, indeed! Thank you and Christine for all of this information, I will be on the look-out. Best, Claudie (hamster_whisperer) ... or where ... known to ... ...
... Let me give a little more practical experience I've gained through personal experience and/or through that of others around the US that have dealt with ...
THANKS, Linda! I am getting itchy just thinking about them:-). Are there other mites and parasites we should be on the look-out for with the hammies (besides...
Linda, you are absolutely right. I had a huge problem with these this winter. Never saw them before, and hope I never see them again. The vet bills were...
Thanks, Christine. Haji has healed beautifully and is a happy little ham once again. As for keeping their cages near each other, I would NEVER do that in light...
In case you haven't heard enough about mites yet... ... with the hammies (besides tropical rate mite and demodex mites)? Are the spider mites that can attack...
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