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jsp · 12-01-2021, 11:21 AM

My husband says the vet had a special way of holding the hamster. She held it in her hand like a potato, but with her index and middle finger over his shoulders like a five-point car seat harness. She then was able to unstick his eyelid from his eyes. His eye is now fully open.

I am going to see if I can do open his eyes fully tomorrow as well. It seems as though I can get the drops in his eyes better if pinch the the scruff on the top of his head and lift, rather than just gripping his whole body, while he screws his eye tight shut.

12-01-2021, 11:21 AM
jsp Hamster Pup Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 108	Re: Conjunctivitis still getting worse after two sets of antibiotics My husband says the vet had a special way of holding the hamster. She held it in her hand like a potato, but with her index and middle finger over his shoulders like a five-point car seat harness. She then was able to unstick his eyelid from his eyes. His eye is now fully open. I am going to see if I can do open his eyes fully tomorrow as well. It seems as though I can get the drops in his eyes better if pinch the the scruff on the top of his head and lift, rather than just gripping his whole body, while he screws his eye tight shut.