Get him some high protein snacks, like chicken or turkey, scrambled egg, tofu. Remove most if not all of his other food. Make sure he gets plenty of water....
... rabbits ... the dog ... The dog food I use is james well beloved senior light because rats cant tolerate really high levels of protein (so it only makes up...
... I've just always read that about rabbit food. I don't know it to be true even in the US. Rabbits used to be raised for food, and that was why antibiotics...
I cant get even lift him so syringe feeding wouldnt work :o( He hasnt had any sugary foods for months, since I have had him, hes been like this drinking loads...
... been ... Can you get fenugreek? Put it on some baby food or something wet, or make tea for the water bottle. Sometimes this helps a lot. I'm afraid if it...
If anyone on this list has trouble getting access to fenugreek seeds, I can purchase them at a store I visit regularly and mail them to you at cost. I know...
... hasnt ... like ... just not ... aswell, ... Ive ... Hes ... he ... or ... afraid ... I ... sleeping, ... Hes getting fenugreek, I think his glucose is...
... I'm getting a little out of my league now. I believe to lower ketones, you're supposed to give half Pedialyte and half water in his water bottle. I really...
Thanks, I dont have any pedialyte and dont know if anywhere sells it. Is there anything else similar that I could use or get from a vet? Would subcut fluids...
... dont ... Pedialyte, and other brands of pediatric eloctrolyt solution, would be in the baby care aisle at the grocery store, possibly the pharmacy or ...
Hello :) I rarely post, mostly just a lurker, but I have a question I hope that someone might be able to help me out with. I have a "senior" dwarf hamster,...
about putting hamsters to sleep, on another hamster group, someone had said that it is very painful for them because of their size. here's a quote taken...
Theres an electrolyte rehydration powder that the vets have for cats, if thats any good. have never seen pedialyte in northern ireland. Only something else for...
This is true, I am the one who wrote it. Robin Z. RD <reglis6113@...> wrote: about putting hamsters to sleep, on another hamster group, someone had ...
That is what you need. It is an electrolyte solution to rehydrate babies that have diarhea or vomiting. jessangelinterceptor <chicacherryleanne@...>...
Got one from the vet, its royal canin instant electrolyes for cats and dogs, though in the ingredients it says "various sugars", so Im afraid to use it incase...
pediolyte is sold in the baby section of drug stores or other type of stores that sell baby food, diapers, etc. It comes non flavored, thus, no sugar. good...
Hi. I am new to the list. It was recommended that I join as I am going to get a dwarf hamster in a couple weeks. I will be searching the archived messages so I...
Hi Allie, Good to see you over here & welcome to the group. Do peruse the archived messages as you were planning to do, you will learn an awful lot of info...
... Checkout the database, too. There's a lot of information. It s a good idea to know what the early symptoms are and get them on a healthy diet as soon as...
How horrible!!! Can't the vet use some form of gas instead if this is the case? Or give the little guy some kind of ingestible medication that would put him to...
In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:14:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... You can also make your own "pedialyte" solution. When I was working as a UN programme...
The rehydration fluid that I mentioned does contain sugar which may seem ill advised to use with diabetic hamsters. However, some sugar is normally required...
Here in the UK, my vet will give smaller pets some anaesthetic gas to make them sleep, then he will give them the injection. Combined the experience isnt so...
We had to have one of our hamsters euthanized because she was suffering from cancer. The vet did use the needle to the heart, but anesthetized her thoroughly...
My hamster Kirby is also diabetic and thanks to the wonderful people in this group I've been able to take care of him with a better diet, etc. However, in the...
We also had a hamster recently put to sleep after battling cancer. She was given gas anesthesia to put her thoroughly to sleep and then was given an injection...
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