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Vierville · 12-04-2019, 01:57 AM

I must agree with everything that Souffle and Serendipity said. This is the most difficult decision that any pet owner has to make.

We had a similar situation with our beloved little Admiral, he was also a good old age and had gradually stopped doing 'hamstery' things like running on his wheel until eventually he just slept all day and most of the night too (I get up many times a night and sometimes leave for work in the middle of the night and always check on the hams each time I wake up). Luckily for us he still had an apetite up until the day before he passed but he mostly slept.

When we noticed that he had not touched his fresh veggies and was just lying in his bedding quite unresponsive to anything and very weak we decided to take him to be helped on his way but he passed away before the vets opened that same day.

I think Quigley is at the stage our little Admiral was. You and your little guy are both in my thoughts.

12-04-2019, 01:57 AM
Vierville Hamster Addict Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,010	Re: Syringe feeding? I must agree with everything that Souffle and Serendipity said. This is the most difficult decision that any pet owner has to make. We had a similar situation with our beloved little Admiral, he was also a good old age and had gradually stopped doing 'hamstery' things like running on his wheel until eventually he just slept all day and most of the night too (I get up many times a night and sometimes leave for work in the middle of the night and always check on the hams each time I wake up). Luckily for us he still had an apetite up until the day before he passed but he mostly slept. When we noticed that he had not touched his fresh veggies and was just lying in his bedding quite unresponsive to anything and very weak we decided to take him to be helped on his way but he passed away before the vets opened that same day. I think Quigley is at the stage our little Admiral was. You and your little guy are both in my thoughts.