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Hammy_Newbie · 07-05-2022, 02:39 PM

I took her to the vet yesterday and they did some checks but could see nothing obviously wrong except the weight loss. They did contemplate giving me an anti-inflammatory in case there was any discomfort that isn’t obvious to us but as she seemed so alert and active they decided against it in the end. I’m to monitor her weight and let the vet know in a week how much she weighs as well as looking out for any other signs of illness.

She’s definitely got an appetite but it’s hard to know how much she is actually eating. I ordered some science selective so I will try that, softened, to see if it helps her gain a bit of weight.

I removed most of her tube stash as I hadn’t pruned it for a while but generally I leave it a while and gradually remove bits and sometimes replace with fresh food. She does sometimes store food in her toilet so that stash needs a bit more attention as it can get wee’d on.

I will keep you posted and fingers crossed she gains weight soon.

07-05-2022, 02:39 PM
Hammy_Newbie Hamster Pup Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 55	Re: Hamster losing weight I took her to the vet yesterday and they did some checks but could see nothing obviously wrong except the weight loss. They did contemplate giving me an anti-inflammatory in case there was any discomfort that isn’t obvious to us but as she seemed so alert and active they decided against it in the end. I’m to monitor her weight and let the vet know in a week how much she weighs as well as looking out for any other signs of illness. She’s definitely got an appetite but it’s hard to know how much she is actually eating. I ordered some science selective so I will try that, softened, to see if it helps her gain a bit of weight. I removed most of her tube stash as I hadn’t pruned it for a while but generally I leave it a while and gradually remove bits and sometimes replace with fresh food. She does sometimes store food in her toilet so that stash needs a bit more attention as it can get wee’d on. I will keep you posted and fingers crossed she gains weight soon.