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Old 09-27-2020, 02:29 AM   #171
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Poppy is an odd one, she has some new favourite foods, she loves a little bit of cooked salmon I bake the salmon for us and one night she got her paws on a little bit left over and demolished it, she goes nuts for a little piece of fried egg white.
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Old 10-17-2020, 05:47 PM   #172
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I have some concerns over Poppy, she seems to be her normal self no change there,
What I have noticed is she has a lump now I don't know if it is something in her pouch but it hasn't moved What is strange is it seems lumpy and one piece to the touch.
Popps is not off her food at all and her behaviour is still the same, will keep an eye on things and if needs be a vet visit will be on the cards.
If any one has any other ideas will be glad to hear.
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Old 10-17-2020, 10:07 PM   #173
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It sounds like she may have an impacted pouch, basically a lump of food congealed & stuck in the pouch, it needs to be removed if it is that or it could set up an infection.
I had it happen once, I couldn’t get it out but the vet managed it easily enough.
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Old 10-19-2020, 07:53 PM   #174
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It sounds like she may have an impacted pouch, basically a lump of food congealed & stuck in the pouch, it needs to be removed if it is that or it could set up an infection.
I had it happen once, I couldn’t get it out but the vet managed it easily enough.
Hi Cypher,
I am pleased to say it was as you suggested some food lodged in her pouch, with some massaging it finally came loose, though trying to massage a squirming fluff ball was not an easy job but got it done.
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Old 10-19-2020, 09:39 PM   #175
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That’s good to hear Rads.
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Old 12-03-2020, 04:47 PM   #176
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I can safely say I think that Poppy is in her dotage, we got her in May 2019 and was unsure of her age, given her size we guessed at least 3 if not 4 months old so she is a good 20 months old, nowadays she eats, sleeps and pees a lot in her sand bath, her weight is good last week she was a healthy 297 grams, she was out and about in her cage earlier this evening and she joined us on the sofa Mrs R put a bit of her fleece blanket o er Poppy who happily sat there looking like a little old lady in a shawl, there is a shot of her on her Instagram page, would post on here but never seems to work. Poppy builds the most enormous nests too and often all that can be seen from her mound of bedding is a little sniffy nose. Of all the Hamsters we have had there is just something very special about this little girl, when she has gone it may be the last one we have as working nights the human animal interaction will be slight and unfair to the creature.
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Old 12-04-2020, 03:53 AM   #177
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Lovely to hear from Poppy. I don't do social media and would love to see a photo of Poppy. Uploading photos does work. Even i can do it. I bet she's still gorgeous and aging gracefully.....unless she's still up to her old tricks?
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Old 12-04-2020, 07:58 AM   #178
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Lovely to hear how well Poppy is doing Rads, that was a beautiful photo on insta.
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Old 12-04-2020, 11:10 AM   #179
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Good to have news of Poppy and hear that she is an old lady in a shawl now.
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Old 12-11-2020, 01:10 PM   #180
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Thank you Ria, Cypher and Coco.
I have made Poppy's cage all one level she can't get to her upstairs now as I have removed the access ramps etc, so she has a lot of floor space to wander around in if she chooses to do so, but all she seems to do now is Eat, Sleep, Pee, Poo Repeat she is an old lady and best guess is she is 20-22months old, she takes things very slow indeed and then just to fool me will be super sharp and bright as a button and want to come out of her cage she is a funny little thing and I will miss her when she does go, she has always been very trusting of me and totally unafraid to the point of scaring us...
I must try to upload some pics from my phone but don't know how to do that computers I'm fine with but mobile tech for uploads is different. I am thinking of doing a Poppy slide show on you tube though.
Time for another night shift last one of the week..
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