Comments | hamsters: Eye problems

oblivious_frog in hamsters

Eye problems

Aug 24, 2005 02:56

I'm worried about my hammy Spike. I just checked up on him and one of his eyes was closed. I tried to gently open it like I usually do, which normally opens it up and its as if nothing was wrong, but this time he just kept is closed, occasionally opening it slightly. So I put a little dab of water on on it to see if it would help. Anyone have any ( Read more... )

illness, eyes and hearing

Comments 6

blob August 24 2005, 07:19:10 UTC

Try not to worry too much. Older hamsters do tend to get sticky eyes sometimes and it's usually completely normal ( ... )

blob August 24 2005, 07:21:25 UTC

Also, you may want to read the community tag for "eyesight and eye problems" here: http://www.livejournal.com/community/hamsters/tag/eye+problems+and+eyesight :)

oblivious_frog August 24 2005, 16:20:05 UTC

Thank you soo much.
His eye is somewhat better today.
If it gets stuck again I'll try the saline trick.
:)

suzler August 24 2005, 11:23:22 UTC

I think Blob's covered everything. I've had loads of hamsters over the years and they all seemed to develop sticky eye as a result of ageing. Good luck with it all!

oblivious_frog August 24 2005, 16:20:20 UTC

Thank you :)

ilovemycamera05 August 25 2005, 03:38:21 UTC

When I got Vegas, one of her eyes was closed. We had thought she got in a fight or something. That's kind of why I got her. But, later on, she opened it up! I know that sometimes cats get colds and their eyes will shut from all the drainage and stuff. I'm glad he's getting better! :)