My hamster and I need your help.Please..

Question

I asked before what hamster should I get.Now I have a hamster,named Nunu for 2 or 3 months and she is sick.She is trying to move and her eye is not opening much.She is somewhat limping and acting wierd.I know she is fighting it to survive.Please help me.She is family and I dont want her to die.She is also my best friend.My question is what is her sickness,how do I fix it(please dont say take her to the vet unless its THAT bad),how serious it is,and links to help/fix the problem.If you give all of what I ask you have a good chance of the best answer.She needs you and your help..please.Thanks for those who care.

Answer 1

Bring her into Petco or something. That's what I did when my hamster was sick. They usually give you antibiotics.

Answer 2

I had a hamster which exhibite the same symptoms; she had suffered a stroke and, as I didn't understand how to identify her illness at the time, died without veterinary care.

It is unsafe to request people over the internet diagnose your hamster without being able to see and understand her symptoms, as well as not having professional experience and training. I suggest that you take her to your veterinarian and ask them to diagnose her for you.

Answer 3

Your hamster could have wet tail, a commen desiese found in hamsters. If your hamster has been havng diahreeah then it has wet tail. This can be treated with an antibiodic, but can lead to death.

If she is limping then she probably has a broken limb. You should really take her to the vet if she is limping alot.

You said she was eating sandpaper? It could be trapped in her digestive tract. If this is the case, which it very well could be, I am sorry to say that there is really nothing you can do. A vet could try to preform surgery on her, but that is often very expensive and the useully don't do much surgery on hamsters. A hamsters body is way to small to handel alot of drugs and stress.

About the rude post above who said "That something is wrong if a hamster is your best friend" I am 13 and my pets are my best friends. They don't judge you and always love you. I still am upset about the death of my cat 2 years ago (and I still cry every single night) Hamsters can be a great companion and I see nothing wrong with having an animal best friend.

If you want to be sure, bring your hamster to a vet. They might say that it is kinder to put her down. It is your desicion on wheather or not you want this to happen. If she is your best friend, you wouldn't want her to suffer. It is possible for her to overcome this though.

Stay Strong=-D

Answer 4

Try researching the symptoms go to your local pet store looking for antibiotics. Good luck and i hope she gets well soon.

Answer 5

I feel sorry that you are distressed, dear, but frankly if you are old enough to post on this site (13), it's very unhealthy that you consider a pet rodent to be your best friend.  You need to work on that with help from your parents.  It's a fact of life that everything dies; pet's especially have short life spans, and the smaller they are, the sooner they die.  Take the opportunity to make this a learning experience.  I hope it doesn’t die right now, but if it does, bury it yourself with your family, and then remember to treat every day as a special gift from God.