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Old 03-10-2019, 03:14 PM   #1
Fluffchubbs19
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Default Hamster hates syringe. Any advice?X

Hello,
Our hamster ( fluffchubbs ..which is what happens when you let a child pick a hamster name lol) is 3 months old, we got her a two months. Last night around midnight I noticed she had very loose stools . This morning I checked her a her bum looked like she has wet tail.

We got her into the vets asap! The vet wasn't 100% sure if it is wet tail but has given us anti biotics and recovery powder.
She is mainly sleeping were just making sure she's warm, she doesn't want to move to we have been bringing water bottle ect to her and she's accepting it.
her poop seems to be clearing a bit. She bit at the syringe the first dose it seems to freak her out she only ended up with half a dose. Second dose just now she wouldn't go near it tried for little while but didn't want to stress her out. I squirted it on her belly as read about that on here.
Any advice to get her to take it properly, were just so worried she may die ☹️
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Old 03-12-2019, 09:06 AM   #2
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Default Re: Hamster hates syringe. Any advice?X

The Baytril tastes really nasty and bitter. You mentioned in your other thread that she is now not eating, or it could have been put in a tiny amount of strong tasting food. My vet said they won't eat the food if you put it in, but Vectis recommended a particular brand of meaty dog food to disguise it (it is a safe one for hamsters) and that has worked for me.

However if she is not eating then you could try SKB's suggestion which is to draw a little bit of runny honey into the syringe after drawing up the baytril, so it tastes sweet and disguises the taste. But the only way to syringe feed it would be to hold her and insert the syringe into the side of her mouth. Did you see Vectis link on how to medicate hamster? It has some photos.

There is no way our robo likes being picked up at all and he also hates the syringe so I used the dog food method.

However, this medicine is life saving for your hamster so it seems the only option will be to hold her - swaddled in a cloth or blanket and held upside down, and put the syringe into the side of her mouth and insert the contents slowly, so she doesn't choke on it - hold her upright when it goes in - with the honey as well.

https://vectishams.webs.com/givingmedication.htm
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