What I do so far for my diabetic ham is give him 50% water, 50% pedialyte plus a drop of hamster vitamins. I take out all the corn, corn flakes, and sunflowers...
Cora linn, No, I dont think it was wet tail. I picked them up and played with them every time I fed them and they all had dry bottoms. I fed all the hamsters ...
Hey everybody i just joined mainly because i suspect one of my dwarves has diabites and had a few questions. but first let me introduce my self names Jayme...
I'm so sorry, Teresa. Often we just don't know why. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an age that's "too young" for diabetes. I've lost youngsters to...
Welcome, Maiyn! I'm glad you've found us, but sorry you might need us. Teal'c and Djerr are lucky you're watching out for them so well. ... avilible in most...
Kim, I'm sorry, Pippy's having more trouble. Yes, it's fine for Dippy to share the same drink and diet. If Pippy hasn't had Pedialyte, I wouldn't start now if...
Jane, Thanks for your advice. Pippy doesn't appear to be uncomfortable, but he does drink quite a bit. I don't think he is drinking 4 oz a day, though. The...
... You're very welcome. We've had two dozen diabetics here, and unfortunately, they've had a lot to teach me. ... I don't think he is drinking 4 oz a day,...
A new question (topic?) here... I've seen many threads refer to a high protein bird seed used for their diabetic hams. I just spent the last hour searching the...
Hi Kim, I have been giving Buffy high protein bird seed for about 5 months and he loves it. I get it at Pet Valu and use their brand of cockatiel bird seed,...
Kim, Our vet recommends Harrison's Organic Bird Food - fine (as opposed to coarse). I get it at a local vet's office and you might want to see if any vets...
Angela, Which one? The High Potency Fine? The "Fine" version looks like small pellets/nuggets. I went online to Harrison's website and saw the different...
Kim, Oops, yes High Potency Fine is the full name. It is pellets as opposed to seed which is all you will find in most pet food stores. If you can find it at a...
As you know, I was able to test Mauzy's urine and his glucose and ketones were off the scale on the test strip, and he's been on the diabetic diet for a while....
Joy, I know just what you mean about the pee! I have toilet rolls and paper towel rolls throughout the cage, and every morning and night, I have to remove at...
-I think tht the fenugreek adds to the odor of their urine. It makes it much stronger. At least you know they are getting the fenugreek into their systems and...
Joy:: not sure where you live or if you have access to a rodent- experienced vet, but there is another route i took which others consider controversial. i...
ugh, i just checked and the second link goes to a sitemap instead of the page i linked, for some reason... the page is still there, though. just scroll down...
well i just tested a very small drop of teal'cs urine and the results where unconclusive i think the sample was to small the ketone one seemed darker for sure...
... I too am so sorry to hear of their passing. It's always hard to lose them, especially when they were so young. However, it wouldn't be wet tail that...
Hi, I just now joined this group, and I am very glad it exists, although I do not know that I have a diabetic hamster or not at this point- I am certainly...
Hi all, I was referred to this group from Hamster_People as I have a syrian hamster with suspected disabetes - well certainly urinary problems. A bit about me...
Hi everyone! I tested Pippy's urine Friday night and his glucose went down to 1, but his ketones went off the chart! (I removed the wheatgerm, could this be...
Here is a post that is in the files that might help you with the high ketones. The following is a short guideline on how to treat diabetic hamsters, if you...
For a few weeks now, Buffy has had close to normal glucose readings and no ketones ( he hasn't had ketones for months now, but the low glucose readings are...
Hi, I just joined this list today, and I've been searching the archives and reading your posts to get an idea of what this list is all about. I lost my last...
Instead of giving my ham the 1/2 broth and 1/2 water solution, would it be alright just to give him the chicken broth directly in a dropper? If so, how may ML...
Dear Joy, At the risk of upsetting other members, I feel compelled to share my story with you. I know that glipizide has been brought up as a possible...
... I think only one person has had success with glipizide. Please correct me if I am wrong, but that has been my concern. It's hard to determine the ...
... correct me if ... the ... i know that in a research laboratory setting, glucophage was used on hamsters (except at the time it was called phenformin... now...
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