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racinghamster · 07-03-2013, 03:14 AM

Hi there. I`ve just watched your video of Melody and she`s in a bad way. I have recently lost my little roborovski who was showing much the same respiratory illness and breathing with his abdomen where his body would move in relation to his breathing. Melody really needs help and the antibiotic Baytril needs orally dosed and she needs water to be offered to her by dropper or as you did already, make sure you offer her bottle right to her. She will be too weak to raise her body up to drink, so lower the spout right down low for her.

Hamsters will fight this for a while but once it gets into a lower respiratory problem, it can be too late. Pneumonia can set in and that`s it.

What age is Melody? How is she now? Vets unfortunately are part of pet ownership and it`s a shame your mum is taking the `it`s only a hamster` stand. But that happens a lot.

If you can`t see a vet, all you can do is keep her comfortable, hydrated and watch her closely to see if she is eating.

07-03-2013, 03:14 AM
racinghamster PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 13,415	Re: Melody Has a Cold Hi there. I`ve just watched your video of Melody and she`s in a bad way. I have recently lost my little roborovski who was showing much the same respiratory illness and breathing with his abdomen where his body would move in relation to his breathing. Melody really needs help and the antibiotic Baytril needs orally dosed and she needs water to be offered to her by dropper or as you did already, make sure you offer her bottle right to her. She will be too weak to raise her body up to drink, so lower the spout right down low for her. Hamsters will fight this for a while but once it gets into a lower respiratory problem, it can be too late. Pneumonia can set in and that`s it. What age is Melody? How is she now? Vets unfortunately are part of pet ownership and it`s a shame your mum is taking the `it`s only a hamster` stand. But that happens a lot. If you can`t see a vet, all you can do is keep her comfortable, hydrated and watch her closely to see if she is eating. __________________ Get A Life, Get A Rodent!