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victoria22 · 12-26-2020, 02:49 PM

Hi everyone, I need some advice about my 6 month old Syrian hamster Amber. When I got her out a few days ago I noticed she had an upset tummy and some poop on and around her tail area, but she seemed alright in herself running around and wanting to come out of her cage. She had not had any new or fresh food in the couple of days before this. I was worried it might be wet tail so I took her to the vets the next day, the vet checked her over and said she didn’t think it was wet tail as she looked normal and had no temperature. By this point Amber had cleaned herself up as well. Over the last couple of days she’s been very quiet, not coming out of her nest unless I wake her up and although she’s been taking food into her nest I don’t think she’s actually eating much. She also didn’t seem to be drinking so I gave her a small piece of carrot to try and get some water into her. Her poop seemed to be normally formed but softer. I’ve just got her out this evening and her tail is dirty again and the bedding in her nest is also smeared, and the smell is terrible. What could be wrong with her and is there anything I can do until I can get her to a vets again?

12-26-2020, 02:49 PM
victoria22 Newborn Pup Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 1	Syrian hamster not well - advice needed! Hi everyone, I need some advice about my 6 month old Syrian hamster Amber. When I got her out a few days ago I noticed she had an upset tummy and some poop on and around her tail area, but she seemed alright in herself running around and wanting to come out of her cage. She had not had any new or fresh food in the couple of days before this. I was worried it might be wet tail so I took her to the vets the next day, the vet checked her over and said she didn’t think it was wet tail as she looked normal and had no temperature. By this point Amber had cleaned herself up as well. Over the last couple of days she’s been very quiet, not coming out of her nest unless I wake her up and although she’s been taking food into her nest I don’t think she’s actually eating much. She also didn’t seem to be drinking so I gave her a small piece of carrot to try and get some water into her. Her poop seemed to be normally formed but softer. I’ve just got her out this evening and her tail is dirty again and the bedding in her nest is also smeared, and the smell is terrible. What could be wrong with her and is there anything I can do until I can get her to a vets again?