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Old 09-19-2020, 03:56 AM   #11
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Default Re: Treating ongoing diarrhoea in Syrian hamster

I'm sorry to hear this. I think it can be hard in our little ones to always know what is wrong with them.
With my syrian hamster Sunny I had taken her in to the vets as one of her teeth had grown very quickly and she wasn't eating. he had just finished telling me how great she looked and when he went to sort her tooth out he found a big mass in her stomach, I had to put her to sleep. Admittedly he wasn't my normal exotic vets as they saw me as an emergency due to it being New Years Eve. It was the same vets practice though.

I also think with our hamsters health sometimes right there in the moment they will look fine, it is only when they are at home and we observe what is going on with them over days that we can truly put a picture together of what is happening with them.

Re your items, i think you should be fine just cooking them in the oven for 20-30 mins around 90 degrees c , especially if they are going into storage too for a while. I don't think it was an infection, it sounds like his organs were slowly shutting down. So sorry for your loss.
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Old 09-19-2020, 05:14 AM   #12
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Is it really hard even for specialist vets to know what is wrong with our little buddies? Or do they prefer not to tell us the truth so we can enjoy our last days/weeks/months together?
Many people don't bother seeking vetinary treatment for small companion vets so often vets experience with small furries is basic unless they have a special interest or specialise. As others have said, they are prey animals and it can be hard to find things on symptoms and manual health checks.

A vet would never lie or withold information from you. That would be bad practice. Just the same as a GP, they have an ethics code

I'm sorry you lost him, you sought out treatment and did your best. Even with the most experienced vets, we can still lose them.
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Old 09-21-2020, 05:50 AM   #13
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Ah thank you for the kind thoughts. I'm not upset with the vet, I think they did their best and to be honest I am glad I didn't know he was going to die, as it would have spoiled our last days together. He had his playtimes till the end, his honey and seed treat stick the previous night, and his egg on toast in the morning.

I am kicking myself though for not taking him to the vet sooner. I didn't think this diarrhoea was all that serious as it clearly wasn't wet tail, but maybe it caused him to have complications, or at least I could have made his last few weeks more comfortable So upset that I can't turn back the clock. Sadly I feel I failed Smudge in this respect, and in future I will be going to the vet sooner rather than later!
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