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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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7237 lovinglysue Offline Send Email Feb 7, 2012
8:09 pm
Is it safe to give cinnamon to my diabetic hamster....
7238 cattdogg29@...
cattdogg29 Offline Send Email
Feb 7, 2012
8:27 pm
No most spices are harmful to hamsters, so I wouldn't advise it. Have you tried fenugreek seeds? They would be a better choice. About 20 seeds per day at most....
7239 ddhjjf Offline Send Email Feb 10, 2012
3:42 pm
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7240 lovinglysue Offline Send Email Feb 15, 2012
3:42 pm
I have been giving her the right diet, and offering her Fennugreek seeds, and also made the tea, but she still pees excessively. I have to change her sand dish...
7241 Amy Johnson
ayanahbg Offline Send Email
Feb 15, 2012
3:50 pm
The fenugreek didn't work for my lad either. I didn't know what else to do. Swapped his diet for bird seeds like someone suggested, but that just seemed to...
7242 lovinglysue Offline Send Email Feb 16, 2012
12:45 pm
She's pretty active in the middle of the night, running in her wheel and chewing, digging. But in the daytime, when I put my hand in the bin to change her food...
7243 cattdogg29@...
cattdogg29 Offline Send Email
Feb 16, 2012
4:55 pm
Mine does that too.... meanwhile she will get up on my hand and eat seeds and treats from it without a problem. and she totally waits for me when I get home to...
7244 opatennant@...
opakrisztina Offline Send Email
Feb 16, 2012
5:58 pm
Hey! What kind of hamsters do you two have anyway?! I've have so many hamsters in my life that I've lost count and not a single one ever did that to me....
7245 cattdogg29@...
cattdogg29 Offline Send Email
Feb 16, 2012
6:08 pm
The female I was talking about is an adorable little robo. Very skittish. I got her from a friend who didn't really have the time to give her much attention,...
7246 Amy Johnson
ayanahbg Offline Send Email
Feb 16, 2012
6:55 pm
Yeah, my lad was evil. Haha. Hopefully, if she is diabetic, the level of activity will keep her on a good level. Other than that, just keep trying and make...
7247 martina.umlauft Offline Send Email Feb 16, 2012
11:16 pm
Did you try the Glipizide treatment? Did your hamster get diabetes when young (type 1) or later in life (possibly type 2)? Glipizide is for human type 2...
7248 lovinglysue Offline Send Email Feb 17, 2012
2:46 pm
My sweetheart is a Campbell dwarf. My vet said glipizide doesn't work. She is a type 2 diabetic, at 7 months old. Does the Combur 5 test have another name in...
7249 cattdogg29@...
cattdogg29 Offline Send Email
Feb 17, 2012
7:18 pm
In the US you can buy Bayer Keto-Diastix to test glucose and ketones, I think the only test that's available for a bladder infection would be AZO tests strips,...
7250 lovinglysue Offline Send Email Feb 19, 2012
2:38 am
I got the test strips for sugar, infection and ketones. She is showing only high ketones. The infection and sugar are registering negative. What does this...
7251 Lynne Batik
lynnebatik Offline Send Email
Feb 19, 2012
3:06 am
It means that your hamster is breaking down muscle mass for energy, since her body is not able to provide it through the proper absorption of glucose.  Start...
7255 N B
doratheham Offline Send Email
Mar 25, 2012
4:45 pm
Hi all. I've just tested my 4.5 month old Campbell [hybrid] boy who has a family history of diabetes (his older sister)--but then of course Campbells are...
7256 HarmnyAngl@...
nanaofsugar Offline Send Email
Mar 25, 2012
7:38 pm
I'm not an expert. But I do think the result sounds odd, but not necessarily indicative of diabetes In a message dated 3/25/2012 10:45:38 A.M. Mountain...
7257 HarmnyAngl@...
nanaofsugar Offline Send Email
Mar 25, 2012
7:40 pm
Didn't mean to send that soon... I do think testing again with fresh strips is a good idea. You sound very diligent in your testing and your diet. You're...
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doratheham Offline Send Email
Mar 25, 2012
7:53 pm
Thank you! I got a fresh container of strips a bit ago and will test my boy when he's awake again.  I tried testing his brother in the meantime, but after 35...
7259 N B
doratheham Offline Send Email
Mar 26, 2012
6:52 pm
I have re-tested the boy who had confusing results using new sticks and I'm happy to say the Ketone level was between Negative and Trace.  Normally my hams'...
7260 HarmnyAngl@...
nanaofsugar Offline Send Email
Mar 27, 2012
3:20 am
My memory isn't what it used to be, so I didn't mention it before. I do think ketones are from metabolizing fat or protein. I wouldn't be too worried about...
7261 baconsmama87 Offline Send Email Apr 10, 2012
5:37 am
hi, i can't seem to find any info about diabetic dwarfs chewing their cage bars. my little girls are seriously spoiled - they have a ginormous home, lots of...
7262 Linda Price
aaahamsters Offline Send Email
Apr 10, 2012
1:35 pm
It doesn't directly affect diabetics, but here is an article by the list owner that may give you some ideas to try. http://www.chahamsters.org/qandachew.html ...
7263 pinklady7341 Offline Send Email Apr 15, 2012
4:01 pm
Hi please can you remove me from your group? many thanks...
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doratheham Offline Send Email
Apr 15, 2012
9:22 pm
Joining and leaving a Yahoo Group is something that you do on your own.   Go to you Yahoo Groups page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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doratheham Offline Send Email
Apr 15, 2012
9:23 pm
Oops, hit send too fast! To leave a Yahoo Group, go to the Yahoo Groups page: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups  Select "Edit my groups" and there select...
7266 Ms Kimmortal Love
tinkerbunny1027 Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2012
4:10 pm
Use Apple Spray from a pet store. It so awful, they would never chew again :) ... From: baconsmama87 <tamarack87@...> Subject: [HoneyHams] biting cage...
7267 Denny O
evil_genius2... Offline Send Email
May 3, 2012
12:11 am
I've come to the conclusion that my male russian dwarf hamster, Shaggy who is 6 months old has the onset of diabetes. He is really thin. What sort of diet can...
7268 N B
doratheham Offline Send Email
May 3, 2012
12:24 am
Weight loss can be caused by many things other than diabetes, such as stress, poor kidney function, poor diet, and any number of other causes.  Have you...
7269 HarmnyAngl@...
nanaofsugar Offline Send Email
May 3, 2012
12:52 am
It is extremely important to read labels on any food you buy him. Sugar, which needs to be eliminated immediately, comes under many names. Honey and molasses...
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