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Old 10-21-2015, 10:43 AM   #1
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Default Help! Both hams sneezing?

A cage clean was done last night for both hams. Now, keep in mind, strict sanitary guidelines are kept to ensure both hams stay safe and healthy. I got some carefresh bedding and new food and am slowly changing over both. BOth tiggs and cujo are making ticcing noises as their bodies twitch. Im scared it might be an upper respiratory infection of some sort. Also, Cujo still has that hotspot from months ago, and now he has started self destructive behaviors. Im thinking hes stressed, im going to start handling him more, maybe hes bored. I have pics to come.
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:04 AM   #2
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Pics of cujo, and look at Ryan, bein such a good ham dad!
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:08 AM   #3
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Default Re: Help! Both hams sneezing?

If you spill out the carefresh maybe into a bin or a bag and fluff it up and see how dusty it is? I know some people do have a problem with dusty carefresh and it would explain nicely why it's affecting them both at the same time if that's new.

Poor Cujo, that looks very sore and raw have you asked a vet about maybe a moisturiser that might be safe if he went to lick it off?
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:12 AM   #4
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carefresh can be very dusty, I would change them back if no improvement a vet should be seen
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:13 AM   #5
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I'm taking Cujo to the vet Friday about the sore spot. He's started chewing himself. I was holding him and didn't nice it till I looked down and both my hands and the whole bottom side of Cujo was bloody. I cried out for Ryan horrified and Ryan took him from me, I washed my hands, took Cujo back and flipped him over and Cujo had chewed his tummy open. That's what those lighter scars are inside the spot. Everyone I see him chewing, not grooming, chewing grooming I clap and say stop! or tap his bars or I've even had to go so far as scruffing him cause he wouldn't stop biting himself
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:14 AM   #6
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I'm going back to their other bedding now. Tiggs is sleeping so I'm waiting till he wakes up to take him out and switch the bedding back
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:22 AM   #7
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In other news Tiggs also got a bigger bowl, and I washed Cujo's old silent Spinner really well, took it apart and everything, and gave it to Tiggs, it fits him nicely and he has both the wheel and saucer. I know it seems like a lot of change at once, but im giving it to them in pieces. I wish id started the food changeover sooner, they are pretty much out of the Purina Small Wonders. I was feeding them both a half and half mix of Oxbow Healthy Handfuls and Purina Small Wonders. I now have in my drawer Two bags of Oxbow, the rest of the Purina, Browns Tropical Carnival(which they both seem to really like) And a bag of Vitakraft vitasmart which Tiggs practically snatched out of my hand when I offered a little heart shaped piece to him to see if he liked it. He loves it. So my plan is, since I know Cujo doesnt really eat anything but the oats from the VKVS, Feed cujo a mix of Purina, Oxbow, and a *little* Tropical Carnival. And have Tiggs on mostly VKVS, TC, and Oxbow. Does this sound good? Pics of all foods to come
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:23 AM   #8
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Original bedding I'm switching back to
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It's clearly really hurting him if he's chewing at it, it's not surprising he still has skin problems after that distressing thing we won't go into. I hope the vet can do something for him.

The clean and cosy has a much better reputation than carefresh tbh, I would stick with it. Sorry I don't know enough about American foods to help with that one!
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Old 10-21-2015, 11:35 AM   #10
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Thanks Shannonmcn. If I take pics of all the food, what it looks like, and the ingredients, do you think it would help? Just confused as to how much to be feeding of each. And since Tiggs is still very young and growing, is it a good idea to put food in his bowl in the morning, then he tends to take it all and either eat it or stash it away, should I immediately replace the food once its gone or wait till the next day. My gut says to just replace it cause they should always have access to food in my opinion. They both get lots of food and it wouldnt be like im neglecting them by not giving them food, cause i give them plenty.....think i should just give it to him?
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