Sis rolled over on dwarf hamster hurt badly?

Question

I let my sis play with my dwarf hamster but while she was lying on her bed with it she rolled OVER, she crushed the poor thing, and now one of its back leg looks messed up, i picked it up and it looks like the leg is about to fall off (there is a red ring now on the leg, and there is no fur there, i dont know how to describe it might be bone poking out), i took the hamster and put it in its cage (i ripped out the exercise wheel and tubes so its only the ground floor now, and i grabbed a couple empty 1 liter pepsi bottles and i took their caps and filed one cap with water and the other with food, so he does not have to reach and put it in the cage, i grabbed some bedding and made it a area to lay down in, do i just let it heal on it own or should i take it to the vet? my hamster looks very scared and is huddling in a corner now.

my sis weighs about 100 pounds if that helps, im not sure what part of her she rolled over him with.

its midnight now so no vets open i think.

Answer 1

all you can do for now is wait for the vets to open and keep him as happy as possible. it sounds like a severe break to me. you could take him to the emergency vet but they cost WAY more then normal vets. I hope he ends up ok. I know how you feel, my cat was hit by a car in the legs during a holiday weekend. thankfully hes ok now but his hips still hurt him. once again i really hope hes ok.

Answer 2

Your poor hamster! I say take it to the vet. I don't know if there is anything that can be done but you don't want to make a little animal suffer.

Answer 3

OMG! Take her to the vet in the morning right away. Her leg is probably very damaged.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

call the vet and ask for price, hamsters are cheap i can get them at my pet store for about $11 bucks each, how long have you had this hamster? I would just spring for a new hamster, vet bills are expensive, my friend has a hamster with a broken leg (leg got caught in exercise wheel) and it cost him about $60 bucks since they prescribed meds but he loved that hamster and had it for 3 years already and his hamster was no where hurt as yours sounds it is, i sure if his leg is about to fall off, they will just amputate it.

Answer 5

if u cant go to vet now well

take ur hamster to vet in the morning ASAP !!!!

and let the hamster lie down 1st and dnt touch him/her bcoz u will make it worst ....

GOOD LUCK !!!

Answer 6

Poor hamster! Good idea of bringing it to the vet. Good luck!

Answer 7

Call the number for your regular vet. Since they aren't open, they'll most likely have an answering service. It'll probably say something along the lines of "You have reached (your vet), we are currently closed. If this is an emergency, please contact (the nearest emergency clinic) at (phone number); if it is not serious, please leave your name and number." Call the emergency clinic and they'll advise you on what to do.

Answer 8

take it to the vet is the best bet to see what the problem is that is what i would do ... hope yur hamster gets better and good luck

Answer 9

grr. yes it's just a hamster, but it STILL feels pain and it's STILL a living creature. how would you like it if a giant rolled over on you and broke your leg? i'm pretty sure a bone sticking out of your leg would NOT feel nice.

but hey, that's just my opinion.

okay ANYWAY. sorry about that! (i hate it when people act like just because the animal is small, it shouldn't be treated as humanely as possible. but you obviously don't think that way.. otherwise you wouldn't be trying to get help.) soo, as i was saying..

i think you should try to find an emergency vet that's open 24/7... if that's not an option, try to make it as comfortable as you can for her (or him), as you have already done.. and get the poor thing to the vet as soon as you can. even if they have to put it to sleep... that's probably better than the pain it must be feeling right now. but they might be able to save it! i hope so... poor little thing. i honestly don't even really like hamsters (i've only had dawrf hamsters, but they've all been mean little suckers!) but i still feel strongly about this, because if it were a dog or cat that had it's leg broken or was badly injured in any way, you would [probably] take it to the vet right away and do whatever you could for it. so i think it deserves the same treatment... even if it can't be saved.... the suffering would suck. soo.. yeahh, good luck. i really hope your hamster survives.

Answer 10

there are emergency vets! take it to one NOW.

Answer 11

that is about all you can do. take him to an emergency vet now they are open.

Answer 12

call around the are emergency vets that are sometimes open 24 7 but they cost a pretty penny

Answer 13

well if it were me, I'd just wait

and no offense, but I don't think a hamster is worth the vet bills you would have to pay, unless you REALLY love that hamster and can afford it

but they don't live that long, so yeah, I'd just wait and see what happens

good luck with your hamster