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HoneyHams · Honey Hams - Diabetic Hamsters

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  • Members: 435
  • Category: Health
  • Founded: Jun 24, 2003
  • Language: English
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55 Jane Landis
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Jul 1, 2003
10:03 am
... with Hamtaro. Absolutely. All any of us can do is our best, guided by those we trust. Hamtaro must have been precious to you to have worked so hard to...
56 natalieranae Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
4:40 pm
... question about ... I have tested her urine for glucose but it is only at 1/2 % but then so is Mollys (Gracie's sister). That does not seem high but is...
57 mimitwou Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
6:30 pm
Since Peanut is not too happy with the Harry Hamster food, I have searched for a new one with no added sugars, corn syrup, or molassus. We have a Pet Valu...
58 Linda Fineman
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Jul 1, 2003
7:01 pm
I think that any glucose in the urine is abnormal. I don't know if it always indicates diabetes, but ideally there should not be any glucose in the urine. ...
59 nctrixy Offline Send Email Jul 2, 2003
1:47 am
Hello everyone! My name isn't really Trixy. : ) It is Sandy. Leave it to Jane for her great idea of setting up this group. I am happy to be a part of it. I...
60 Martha
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Jul 2, 2003
5:03 am
For those of you who mix the contents of your ham's water bottle with Pedialyte, how often do you refill the bottle? It's my understanding the electrolytes...
61 Martha Boden
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Jul 2, 2003
5:03 am
... Yes, but not for diabetes. It's a regular part of the wet tail treatment regimen here at The Hambulance. We give fluids subcutaneously up to three times...
62 Kath
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Jul 2, 2003
5:21 am
... with ... understanding the ... Martha, I have a sickly syrian right now, who is on 50/50 pedialyte water, I was told by Rene (georginawings) that it starts...
63 Kath
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Jul 2, 2003
5:25 am
I guess I should introduce myself as well. I am Kathy, I have two syrians currently, but I have my eyes on a pair of dwarfs at a shelter right now that I hope...
64 Linda Fineman
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Jul 2, 2003
9:08 pm
Martha, Thanks so much for letting me know, and I just have to say that "Hambulance" is a fabulous name. Way to go! Linda...
65 Linda Fineman
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Jul 2, 2003
9:11 pm
Sandy, Thanks a lot for sharing your story. I had no idea that non-diabetic parents could produce a litter with so many diabetics. Jane and others: Do you...
66 Joy Raskin
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Jul 3, 2003
2:53 pm
Hello - regarding dwarf hamsters producing diabetic offsprings, I've found that every time I get a dwarf hamster from Petco, they all invariably develop...
67 nctrixy Offline Send Email Jul 3, 2003
3:15 pm
Even though neither parent was a diabetic, I assume that it was in the lines of both parents for it to be so prominent in the pups. I did not have the history...
68 Jane Landis
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Jul 3, 2003
5:07 pm
... invariably develop diabetes. Where do you live, Joy? As you can see in the database file on the website, many of mine trace to Petco also. I hope everyone...
69 Linda Fineman
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Jul 3, 2003
5:16 pm
Hi, all-- I got my diabetic dwarf, Hamtaro, at a Petsmart in Cary, North Carolina. So, it's not just Petco! Linda...
70 Linda Fineman
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Jul 3, 2003
5:24 pm
Hi, Jane-- I just added Hamtaro's data to the database, along with a link to his Web site. Thanks for providing those great features! Linda...
71 Jane Landis
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Jul 3, 2003
5:32 pm
... it's not just Petco! You're right, Linda. Absolutely. I was just wondering if Joy happened to live near me, since several of mine were directly from that...
72 mimitwou Offline Send Email Jul 3, 2003
7:30 pm
I searched all over for a breeder when I got Peanut . We drove over an hour and a half to get him from the breeder. I have informed him of Peanut's diabetes...
73 foxxay_gal Offline Send Email Jul 4, 2003
2:33 am
Our dwarf hamster, who we called She, had always been showing the symptoms of diabetes. I didn't know about the squint until now, but he often showed the...
74 Jane Landis
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Jul 4, 2003
10:54 am
I'm very sorry She is gone, Alfy. ... I wish enough were known to answer your question completely. It seems most likely that there is a genetic marker which...
75 Jane Landis
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Jul 4, 2003
11:16 am
... Good point. After all, that's where most stores get hamsters. Even the most careful breeder or shop may not be aware, especially shortly after diabetes...
76 foxxay_gal Offline Send Email Jul 4, 2003
3:21 pm
Thank you very much for the information. It has really given me more of an idea of diabetes. We did try our best to save our little ham. We gave him a fan and...
77 nychamster Offline Send Email Jul 4, 2003
11:09 pm
... This sounds like a good idea, however, when I tried it at the NYC Petco I bought our diabetic hamster, the man in the hamster section there said to me,...
78 David G. Imber
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Jul 4, 2003
11:16 pm
... The Union Square store, at least the times I've checked, puts someone with a fair working knowledge in charge of the entire department. Same with 86th...
79 Jane Landis
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Jul 4, 2003
11:57 pm
I know it can be frustrating to try at some pet shops, but I do think it's important to do it anyway. It won't always make a difference, but it's at least a...
80 Jane Landis
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Jul 5, 2003
5:52 am
... an idea of diabetes. You're welcome, Alfy. I'm glad you asked and that it helped. ... a dish in the freezer and gave it to him later. I'm sure you did,...
81 Ellen S.
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Jul 5, 2003
6:14 am
One of my dwarfs isn't looking very good (this is one of the two NYC hamsters that I adopted from the post off of the other list.) I noticed when I got them...
82 Cobina Gillitt
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Jul 5, 2003
12:15 pm
It was Union Square Petco I was talking about. Perhaps the man I spoke to was one of the floating maintenance clerks. It's good to know there are some people...
83 Jane Landis
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Jul 5, 2003
12:56 pm
I'm sorry your loveys are so sick, Ellen. Have you been able to locate a vet that's experienced with rodents and diabetics of any species? I know it's a ...
84 Linda Price
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Jul 5, 2003
1:19 pm
... like diabetes and felt that some kind of action was taken--or got some kind of satisfactory reply? We have had some success with wet tail here with Petcos...
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