E-MAIL TO DR SING DATED
13 SEP 2010
Dear Judy,
I found your site and I couldn't really believe the fact that
there was someone who cared for hamsters so much. That's a
pity your office is in Singapore, since Polish vets usually
decline helping hammies, for these are (according to them) so
small of the creatures, that there's no way of curing them.
I'm writing to you in search for an advice. My Siberian dwarf
6 months old female hamster named Snowball seems to be
depressed. She doesn't have an appetite, nor she poos (when I
checked her abdomen to see if it was tough, it seemed painful,
as she wanted to bite me, although she has never done it
before). It has been lasting since yesterday. Her body
temperature is also lower than usually. I'm sad to see her
that way. Her cage is clean and warm, so I doubt that she
caught a cold or an infection out of my negligence. She only
eats dried vegetables, fruits, and some vitamin seed. Drinks
only water. What can it be? I'm going to visit the vet nearby
tomorrow, however, I would like to know your opinion.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Name given. (Rybnik, Poland)
E-MAIL FROM DR SING
DATED 13 SEP 2010
Many vets in different
countries prefer not to treat hamsters.
In your case, it is hard to diagnose over emails. If there is
some pain in the abdomen, I make an educated guess that she
has had fallen down from a high place or some obstruction in
the stomach and intestine. Pl email picture of hamster and
housing.
E-MAIL
TO DR SING
DATED 15 SEP 2010
Dear Dr. Sing,
My hamster's health got better. I took her to a vet and
he told me that my Snowball suffered from a
constipation. Although I know it can be serious with
hamsters, I felt relieved it was not anything worse than
that. Moreover, knowing what is wrong with a hamster is
a milestone, at least here, in Poland.
The veterinarian gave her a dose of paraffin and
instructed me to observe whether anything changes within
a night. Fortunately, it did. She is energetic, making
noise and running in her wheel again.
Nevertheless, that is not the end of a story. The nice
smiling doctor in his 50's (whom my squeaking hammie did
not really like) prepared a brand new diet for her.
Snowball needs to lose some weight. I think it will not
take long with 'fresh fruit and vegetable exclusively'
diet and her fervent activity.
Regarding the cage, I will take some steps here as well.
It needs to be safer. The size is appropriate for her, I
believe, since I bought that cage for my previous,
Syrian hamster, so everything is adequately bigger and
more comfortable for Snowball (she never has any
problems fitting anywhere).
I would like to thank you for your care. This is truly
touching that there are still people like you in this
world.
Thank you so much! ("Dziękuję" in Polish)
With kind regards,
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