My sister's hamster is super sick? What should I do?

Question

My sister's hamster, Ginger, has a wet tail and stomach, and can't/won't open one of her eyes, nor does she eat/ drink that much...It's the weekend and we cant get it to a vet! And I'm pretty sure it will die if we don't help her by tomorrow. What should we do?

Answer 1

i guess there is nothing else to do? try calling as many vets as possible see when you can enter or go to a walk in animal clinic they will help also try a pet store?

Answer 2

aww ):

just let it rest,

that's all you can really do.

wet tail is a really difficult disease for hamsters to overcome.

try calling every vet in the area,

see if there is any in office.

Answer 3

if u cant get it to the vet i would put it to sleep in the most humane way possible. try to do it fast and painless with no suffering involved or u could wait a few days and see what the vet says but I'm not sure how long it has been going on, i would youthanize it to stop the suffering

Answer 4

Bring her to the vet. Get medication. And CLEAN the cage before you put her back in there after the vet visit.

Answer 5

I would try to locate a vet that would take Ginger. I really wish I had other suggestions. Maybe if you could at least talk to a vet they could give you some suggestions until you can see them. Everything I read indicates it needs vet attention. But, I would keep searching the net, trying reach a vet for ideas of things you can do for Ginger until she can be seen. Try keeping Ginger dry and warm:

Do you know anyone that works at like a Petsmart? Maybe they could arrange getting you the antibiotics you need? I'm trying to think of anything and they have vets, so they'd know how much a hamster would need (since they sell hamsters).

Wishing you the best of luck with Ginger.  

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