*Throws lotsa hammies to bite...err.... hugs gold fries* Welcome lol
Finally V5, so fast.

By the way, this is from blue heng and i think crazy mouse left out this dee, so i put here la.

Summary of Common Hamster Diseases v0.1
Red Bolded- It is most recommended that you consult your vet unless your 100% sure of the situation.
****- Partially incomplete. Please PM me if you do have extra information including the source of where you took your information from.

Wet Tail (Proliferative ileitis)
Commonly mistaken and thought to be diarrhea. It affects mostly hamsters which are weaning (3-6 weeks old). The specific pathogen for this disease is still uncertain. Without immediate treatment a hamster may only survive up to 48 hours after signs of symptoms.
Symptoms: Obviously, wet tail.. caused by the discharge from the anus. A foul smell will be present. Other symptoms include lethargy, loss of appetite, messy coat/fur, dull eyes and hunched posture.
Treatment: Consult a vet ASAP for antibiotics, anti-diarrhea, and fluid replacement remedies. (Common treatments for wet tail are Baytril (enrofloxacin) or Neomycin (never more than 10mg/ kg because of sensitivity) with metronidazole (Flagyl, 0.1% in drinking water) and Kaopectate (1-2 ml PO). Also keep a 50/50 solution of Pedialyte and water available for your hamster. Use of an over the counter medicine, such as Dri-Tail, only masks the symptoms. It will not cure your hamster. These antibiotics are too weak to kill the bacteria.)


Diarrhea
May be caused by pathogens or overfeeding with fresh foods. (That's why crazymouse always say not too much. Hahaha) Your pet however, will not suffer from loss of appetite or lower activeness in most situations. Dehydration however, is the main concern.
Symptoms: Somewhat similar to wet tail but it is not as severe.
Treatment: Consult a vet and you will be given antibiotics. (not sure which because can't find it anywhere)****


Skin Diseases
Commonly caused by mites.
Symptoms: Excessive scratching by hamster, flakiness or redness in the skin.
Treatment: Consult a vet. ****


Abscesses
Most often caused by bite wounds from fighting. Sharp edges of certain food can also contribute to this problem in their cheek pouch. This is rather rare however. The build up of pus under the wounded skin.
Symptoms: Lump under their skin.
Treatment: Require veterinary attention for draining, flushing, and treatment with antibiotics.


Diabetes
Most commonly seen in Dwarf Russian Campbell but can also affect other species.
Symptoms: Hamsters that develop diabetes will show symptoms of excessive drinking, excessive urinating and wasting. Other symptoms may include low body temperature, shaking and trembling and at worst a comatose state.
Treatment: Pedialyte solution in the water bottle recommended by the vets.


Teeth Problems
All rodents have front teeth (incisor) which keeps growing until they reach the end of their life. That's why you see your hamster(s) gnawing and chewing on things all the time. This is to 'file' their teeth to make sure it is not too long. However, the main factor from preventing overgrowth is the wear caused by upper and lower incisors. Teeth problems can be caused by abscess or malnutrition which leads to misalignment of either of the incisors.
Symptoms: Lack of appetite and drooling. Weight loss and foul odor from the mouth
Treatment: Vet will trim the overgrown incisors and extract them. Antibiotics.


Trauma
Caused by accidents due to mishandling which can lead to broken bones or other injuries.


Sources
http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/hamster_diabetes.htm
http://www.animalhospitals-usa.com/small_p...es_general.html
http://www.simplepetcare.com/pet-diseases/10/HAMSTER/
http://www.boomspeed.com/critterbarn/Diseaseshamster.html
http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniversi...rUniversity.cfm
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/hamsters/a/hamsterhealth.htm


Hamster peek time

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Hmm.... white face robo's are mutants then

Well, most of our RC colors was come from recessive genes as well as it is all the hidden genes that were brought out through inbreeding. Just googled out the gene thingy for RC a few days ago and man, the variety was
does that mean mutation? or just pure inbreeding results?

By the way, about the cage as close as natural habitat, its very little similarities compare to their real nature ones. By the way they wont even know and take it as natural for them since they were all born in cages.

Sad but true that such small animals were taken in and caged. Home bred one's still ok, but the initial batch that were take in by human, they are wild one's. They were caught. caged and lost their freedom, somehow this kinda thought makes me shivers to the spine.

But thats the more reason we should respect life and take good care of them. For those who were new into petting a hamster, don't take their life lightly, as they were here through the sacrifice and suffering of dunno how many long line of family generation before they reached your hands. Take good care of them.

With Love to Hams,
Lance

Ah, gold fries. cannot lazy to change bedding lah. You want to bring them in then serve them at the proper manner lor.

Come to thing of it, who's the boss actually? and who's the "slave":P

haha... just some ccrazy thoughts of mine.

well, what to the. to become da official zoo keeper in the forum and at home was not an easy task. =P

So this weekend doin washing again ah?

wah hun, breeder celect ok ah?

This morning kena bite by charm again when let him smell the back of my finger, side of my finger

Then when i grab him vely defensive, but my movement fast b4 he bite wuah, whole hamster pick up liao. Muahahahahahaha~~~

Then he roam around on my hand la, bed la curiously. But weird is HE CAN CLIMB WALL!!!!
he roam roam on my bed, then suddenly cling a lil on the wall and climb up a bit b4 he fell down

then roam roam a lil, suddenly change liao, he crawl low low a lil, then sht

Stress kah? coz my fan was open quite big at the time.
He still a lil moody at times, maybe coz of this weekdays never touch him, busy on school work. Will make up the time this weekend

Overall, pretty tame when taken him our. Very good boy

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 7 2007, 10:56 AM

I'm a student ma. so can loh =P
Just wake up early for a morning walk, then play play with him la. Moody boy at his home. lol

Btw khaneys, where did you get the white face robo? so special la.

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 7 2007, 11:12 AM

lol, where u study? btw, how many hams u have there?

lol, a company of it. i only got one at my room, maybe later 2 =P

no la, i have 3 more at my hometown, the old mom and her daughter. another one going to hun soon. a cute chubby black bear. might bring up the girl. I'm from sunway college

what kind of hamster mix you give your hams? dont overfeed the egg white la, as treat ok but not too much.

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 8 2007, 09:32 PM

accident la bro, forget bout the quote
aint you leaving?

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 8 2007, 09:34 PM

hehe, somehow i prefer the bear face =P
mine oso some long face some bear. now my Girl was long face, ur coming bear bear was bear face.

No wonder, their dad was long face, mom was bear face. Somehow bear face looks cute, especially when they become chubby xD

Hun, got my sms or not?

EEEEeeekkk!! HUMANS!!!! *Jump*

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Added on July 11, 2007, 4:12 pmjust sent my black bear to Hun. He used to be a tame adorable lil kid, but restless everytime i handle him.

but then just now saw something i never see before, HE STAY STILL ON HUN's HAND AND NEVER MOVED AT ALL!!!


Ah well, shocked, but glad to see him in good hands. kinda missing him now

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 11 2007, 04:12 PM

*sigh* Todays not my day maybe. Lost him by accident. He's among the best hams i got.
hmm wait, all my hams are best wat

Ah well, god bless you my cute boy. I love you and you are forever blessed!



Memorial for lil Lance (not me har, its him)

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RIP little ones... RIP

hmm? whats GP?

Ah nvm, just notice. hmm... pure black GP as well ah?

Seems like u addicted to blackies

Being washing his cage today... feel kinda empty knowing he's gone forever....

Just set up everything back in place after washed.

*sigh*

This post has been edited by Lance8431: Jul 12 2007, 08:34 PM

thx , feeling better today.

Sad to see carrefour selling pets like that. their condition might become worsen unless their shop keeper know how to take care of their stocks....

darn the merchandising of pets