poor lil harriet is not doing well. shes been going downhill for quite some time. after that one freakout she had (which i posted about
here) she was back to just sleeping all the time. she would still get up once a day to drink and take food. but yesterday she wouldnt take a treat from me and then later she was having a lot of difficulty getting a yogie in her mouth. she kept dropping it.
i think part of the problem is her teeth. they are long and crooked and i dont know if it is impacting her eating. the vet that we like doesnt do teeth trimmings so i have an appointment with a new vet for tuesday - they will do a full exam and then trimming if necessary.
i had taken harriet to another vet a bit ago as well to check on her overall health (he had a free exam coupon so thats why i went there) he said she had allergies and was fine. i also asked about her pinkish discharge and he said that was also normal and that hammies CAN have periods (there has been some debate on here regarding that)
well this morning i saw harriets eye was closed and she wouldnt open it. i took her out to clean off her eye and i saw that she was sitting on a mess of tissues with dried blood on them and lil poops attached. she also had a couple tiny poops hanging off her bum. i cleaned them off and saw that her bum and tail had dried blood on it. i wiped her whole area with a wet paper towel and i cleaned her up best i could. the dried bits didnt come off so much but i didnt want to upset her even more cuz she was squirming and making lil squeaks.
i am so worrid about her! blood is never good. i dont know if she ate something which upset her tummy or if she is having some internal kidney/liver issues or something like that.
the hamster vet at the new place cant see her before tues, and the one emergency hospital that is open on wknd is terible and i will never go there again! and even if the vet we like has an appointment mon it seems silly to go there cuz i will have to pay for a full exam at the new vet as well as they wont do teeth trimming without exam.
is there anything i can do in the meantime to make her feel better until tues? i cleaned her up and also cleaned her cage. i gave her fresh tissues for nesting and gave her fresh pellets, seed mix and yogies. i am not going to give her any veggies as the roughage might be hard on her digestive system.
ive been giving her milk with a dropper every day to help her gain weight and get nutrients but now im worried she isnt eating otherwise. (she was pooping tho, so i guess that means she *is* eating something?)
i dont know! any suggestions for my lil love bug would be appreciated. thanks.