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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000
Terribly difficult for you. Glad you got to see the vet. I am having the same thing with giving meds to a robo and had some excellent tips I can pass on  Thanks to others on here. I don't know what Loxicom is - is it the same as Metacam? (Anti inflammatory/pain relief). The Baytril is the tricky one to give. It tastes awful apparently so hard to disguise in food. Vectis on here gave a good tip for tasty food that disguises the taste - it's on my thread entitled "Baytril by injection" - because I was stuck how to give it (injection doesn't seem to be an option). I didn't want to have to hold our robo and squirt it in his mouth via the syringe - so check out the thread. I'm getting some of the food Vectis mentioned to put the Baytril in. My vet said it's important they get the full dose of Baytril so if you do put it in food it needs to be something they will eat all of - eg a tiny bit of something nice and strong tasting to disguise it.
If Loxicom is like Metacam that is easier. Surprisingly for our robo (who runs and hides if you put anything near him usually) he was drawn to the little syringe of Metacam which must smell nice and sweet and he licked the drop off the end of the syringe. In fact he liked it so much he bit the syringe to try and get some more out!
As for the decisions. Difficult - but I would be inclined to have her spayed. If she doesn't survive the op then at least it's a pain-free way to go under anaesthetic. And as you say it seems hard to think of having her pts when she seems active and happy. But those sound to be the two options as the meds seem to be a temporary situation and won't cure it.
If I had been given those two options I would go with the op. But our robo's situation is different.
See what others think xxx There are more experienced owners than me on here. Hamsters do tend to recover well from ops if they're successful. |
The food is a great idea, my issue is she's weird with food, sometimes I'll think she really likes something, next day she's not interested. So I don't think that'll work
If it was my Syrian that needed the meds it'd be easy. Yes sorry it's the same thing as metacam
she hates both
I'm kinda leaning towards spaying.. it'll give her a chance, only thing is the stress for her.. difficult one. Have you had a robo spayed before? I'm wondering how successful it is.. my vet said the anaesthetic is a risk..
Thank for your advice I really appreciate it
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