Is my Rose going to be ok? - Page 3

cypher · 02-13-2016, 12:53 AM

My first step with any digestive problems is to give them probiotics, they get them weekly anyway but at any sign of a problem I'd up it to daily so maybe that's something you could try although I do think she needs to see the vet too if you can manage it.

tgsachris · 02-13-2016, 11:21 AM

I'm back from the vet, good news
A) She isn't bad enough to need to be kept, also while she was there the doctor managed to get her to poop somehow. She said it was mostly ok, she just needs more water.
B) she gave me two types of food to give her and antibiotics, which she absolutely loved so I wont have any problems giving it to her. She sucked it up like water and held on to the tube like she wanted more, it was adorable
Annnd the bad news.
The doctor also said it sounded like something was in her lungs and she wanted to see her again in a week, if she doesn't get any better she needs to be put on oxygen, I have no idea what that means but it doesn't sound good at all.

**Cinnamon Bear** · 02-13-2016, 11:29 AM

Hi, that's partly good new because anti-biotics can be frustrating and difficult sometimes. But what is in her lungs sad to say but probably from the syringe when you were giving her water and food. I did the same thing with my past hammie so I know that this can happen. Hoping that the anti-biotics will clear up the lungs too?

tgsachris · 02-13-2016, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinnamon Bear

Hi, that's partly good new because anti-biotics can be frustrating and difficult sometimes. But what is in her lungs sad to say but probably from the syringe when you were giving her water and food. I did the same thing with my past hammie so I know that this can happen. Hoping that the anti-biotics will clear up the lungs too?

She said she had high hopes that it would clear up, she said she couldn't tell exactly what it was without like X rays or something but it didn't sound to bad. I hope I didn't hit her lungs with that water, I know she needed and still needs a lot of water but that would be horrible.

Still Rose is feeling a lot better since 3 nights ago, She still wont eat anything hard but nothing is wrong with her teeth and she has no injuries, so the food the doctor gave me is all soft and easy to get down. (I can use a syringe if she wont eat, but again she loved it)

She also told me to keep a heat mat under one side of her cage from now on so she has a place to warm up if she gets cold, anyone know a good type of heat mat I can use? As of now all I have is a microwavable heat mat that I have to reheat every 30 minutes or so. (So you know, completely worthless at night when she would need it most)

Coco61 · 02-13-2016, 12:05 PM

I don't know if you can get this from Amazon in the USA but Snugglesafe microwaveable heat pads retain heat for about 10 hours. They are marketed for larger animals but if you raise the cage on 2 books say, you can slip one underneath. I gave 2 to my daughter for Xmas (she has 2 hams) and she uses them in this way as she is out at work all day and then there is night time too when it is cold. Heating is not on that much in her flat.
Hope you can find them but not cheap.