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Wet Tail
Jun 05, 2008 22:43
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bone_dust
June 6 2008, 03:07:53 UTC
as the others said, take him to the vet. that's the best thing to do.
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_phinn_
June 6 2008, 03:13:33 UTC
I hope he ends up okay, he's my first hamster and I adopted him after someone abandoned him. I've only had him for a few days.
I haven't even finished changing him over onto only hamster food yet. I'll be at the vet tomorrow morning. Is there anything I can do for him tonight?
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bone_dust
June 6 2008, 03:17:41 UTC
maybe the fact he's not eating food that's made specifically for him may be the problem. hamster food is what he's supposed to be eating. whatever he's eating now may be starting to disagree with him.
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_phinn_
June 6 2008, 03:21:46 UTC
He was eating nutriphase rat/mouse food when I got him on saturday. I've been changing what he's eating slowly to make the stress less.
I'm guessing he's about a year old, but I'm not a good judge of hamster ages.
He came in without water or a wheel. He had pine bedding and didn't have anything to chew on. I just wanted to do right by him. I'm so scared for him.
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bone_dust
June 6 2008, 03:25:24 UTC
yea, the rat/mouse stuff might not be giving him the nutrients he needs.
wow, his previous owner sounds like a real tool.
he's lucky to have someone who cares now.
i think he'll be okay.
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_phinn_
June 6 2008, 03:39:49 UTC
I hope so. I don't exactly know what I'm doing, I had been thinking of getting a hamster and I'd been doing research, but this came kinda suddenly.
My thinking was at least I can take him home and get him eating the right things and some water for heaven's sake and do more research faster.
He's sitting in his ball priming right now. He's so cute. I hate that I've caused this. I never wanted to make him sick.
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I haven't even finished changing him over onto only hamster food yet. I'll be at the vet tomorrow morning. Is there anything I can do for him tonight?
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I'm guessing he's about a year old, but I'm not a good judge of hamster ages.
He came in without water or a wheel. He had pine bedding and didn't have anything to chew on. I just wanted to do right by him. I'm so scared for him.
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wow, his previous owner sounds like a real tool.
he's lucky to have someone who cares now.
i think he'll be okay.
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My thinking was at least I can take him home and get him eating the right things and some water for heaven's sake and do more research faster.
He's sitting in his ball priming right now. He's so cute. I hate that I've caused this. I never wanted to make him sick.
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