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Stardust79 · 01-10-2018, 03:33 PM

Arghh! I have only had her 3 and a half weeks! Learning so much about diabetes. So Belle is 13 weeks old. Last glucose test was Sunday, still 2++++ Ketones 0 She has been on a diabetic diet for 10 days now. She was drinking 20 grams of water per day. Has been really inactive, occasionally on her spinner,, but not for the past few days that I have seen. Little worried, as for 2 days now I have not seen her drink at all. Just weighed her bottle and she has had 1 gram of water in 24 hours. She hasn't peed either!
What I have noticed today is she seems restless, digging up the whole cage and she has pouched 2 bowls of food. 1 earlier, just topped it up and she's pouched it all again. Little concerned that she isn't drinking. I am wondering if I should syringe feed her some water?
Cannot test her urine as she isn't drinking or urinating. She is at the vet Friday.

01-10-2018, 03:33 PM
Stardust79 Hamster Pup Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: London, UK Posts: 91	Diabetic Campbells not drinking Arghh! I have only had her 3 and a half weeks! Learning so much about diabetes. So Belle is 13 weeks old. Last glucose test was Sunday, still 2++++ Ketones 0 She has been on a diabetic diet for 10 days now. She was drinking 20 grams of water per day. Has been really inactive, occasionally on her spinner,, but not for the past few days that I have seen. Little worried, as for 2 days now I have not seen her drink at all. Just weighed her bottle and she has had 1 gram of water in 24 hours. She hasn't peed either! What I have noticed today is she seems restless, digging up the whole cage and she has pouched 2 bowls of food. 1 earlier, just topped it up and she's pouched it all again. Little concerned that she isn't drinking. I am wondering if I should syringe feed her some water? Cannot test her urine as she isn't drinking or urinating. She is at the vet Friday. __________________ Over the Rainbow Suki, Munchkin, Peanut, Hamish, Gizmo, Pebbles, Topaz, Sooty, Milo