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bghamsters · 11-29-2021, 03:12 PM

Hello, I have a 2.3 year old female Syrian who has been slowing down a lot these past couple weeks. She spends a lot of time in her hide and sleeps most of the time, but tonight she woke up for water and I noticed her face was swollen, her eyes were runny, one eye is suddenly cloudy and she was wobbly and weak. I had to block her from nearly falling into her water dish. She is still trying to drink and took a piece of fruit from me but seems so frail. She didn't look this way yesterday. Could she have had a stroke? Would these be causing acute eye and face swelling symptoms?

I'm going to take her to the vet and because of her state, will sadly euthanize her. But for knowledge and curiosity, do symptoms like these align with hamster strokes or something else?

11-29-2021, 03:12 PM
bghamsters Newborn Pup Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 4	Elderly hamster woke up wobbly with a swollen face and eye problems. Stroke? Hello, I have a 2.3 year old female Syrian who has been slowing down a lot these past couple weeks. She spends a lot of time in her hide and sleeps most of the time, but tonight she woke up for water and I noticed her face was swollen, her eyes were runny, one eye is suddenly cloudy and she was wobbly and weak. I had to block her from nearly falling into her water dish. She is still trying to drink and took a piece of fruit from me but seems so frail. She didn't look this way yesterday. Could she have had a stroke? Would these be causing acute eye and face swelling symptoms? I'm going to take her to the vet and because of her state, will sadly euthanize her. But for knowledge and curiosity, do symptoms like these align with hamster strokes or something else?