sad times - Page 2

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 07:24 AM

Is has her eyes open lying still and breathing slowly and sometimes her belly rises like quick air and then goes down and sometimes if you check if she is moving i touch her and she stretches her back legs and makes a slightly noise.

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 07:39 AM

When you pick her up she feels dead as she is floppy and does not stand but if you look closely she is still breathing :/

racinghamster · 07-20-2015, 07:43 AM

It doesn`t sound very good pumpkin from the floppiness and the way she is. Normally a hamster won`t be listless like this and seeming so weak. In all honesty, she should see a vet if you feel there is any hope she could recover, but she`s your hamster and you know what she`s normally like so you need to weigh up whether she is (a) ill or (b) in her final stages. The fact that she is listless, cold and her breathing is not good, it does sound as if she`s not going to pull through, but I can`t see her so I`m only offering suggestions. x

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 07:46 AM

Ik I don't know whether to take her to the vets or not :/ she just is lying there and not moving she is breathing but I have to watch to see if she breaths and the eventually she does so I know that she is alive. I don't know whether I'm being cruel to her by letting her stay in her cage or not because I feel she could be stressed if I take her to the vets

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 07:58 AM

We are going to ring the vets and see what we should do

hammyandberyl · 07-20-2015, 08:00 AM

i'm so sorry to read this sending hugs x

cypher · 07-20-2015, 08:06 AM

So sorry Pumpkin, this is very hard, I know it's a difficult decision to have to make but I think you're right to ring the vet.
It may stress her to take her to the vet but this has been going on for some time now & she could be suffering or she may be barely conscious of what's happening, there's no easy way to know but if it is her time it may be the kindest thing to help her on her way.

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 08:20 AM

Thank you everyone I will keep you updated

racinghamster · 07-20-2015, 08:45 AM

Thinking of you both. Your doing the best thing whatever the outcome. The vet will give you a prognosis of her quality of life as it is. x

pumpkin123 · 07-20-2015, 09:20 AM

Unfortunately we haven't gone to the vets as we could not get through and they are closing we seemed she would want to be left alone in peace!! Sorry if people disagree