bleeding syrian hamster

[chamaya]

my Syrian hamster(Jasmine) is 1 year and 10 months old. She is the sweetest little thing you would ever meet and has never once gotten sick. Today, out of the blue she started bleeding from her vaginal opening. we immediately took her to the vet because we were so shocked as she showed no symptoms of being sick or acting lethargic. We were told that it is likely to a tumor in one of the reproductive parts in her body but that was just a speculation. we were given antibiotics and sent home. She is getting an x-ray on Wednesday to see what's really up. do you guys have any ideas of anything else it could be that's making her bleed and foods that can help heal her or clot the bleeding since she is still bleeding quite a bit? also, should we be worried about dehydration since she is bleeding( btw she's eating, drinking water, peeing, and pooping well)
thanks for any tips!

[cypher]

I’m sorry to hear your ham is sick, if she’s still bleeding I would speak to the vet again & see if they can do anything before Wednesday, hams are so tiny any blood loss needs to be stopped as soon as possible.
Did the vet mention pyometra or rule that out? It’s quite a common problem with female Syrians, UTI’s & bladder stones can also cause some bleeding.
I hope the vet can help & she gets better.

[chamaya]

It seemed the bleeding stopped now or it’s very little
The problem my vet didn’t say much he wanted us to give her the medication for few days before the X-ray
But I’m worried about her if she will be able to make it till Wednesday
I wanna give her some kind of nutrition can help her to fight
She still active and has good appetite
My opinion she passed a stone for that she is bleeding
I heard yogurt is good in this situation is that true?

[cypher]

Without knowing what the problem is exactly there isn’t really anything you can do with nutrition or extra food as long as she’s having a good diet anyway I wouldn’t give anything else right now.
yogurt is sometimes given to hams for it’s probiotic benefits but you would do better to give a probiotic as there isn’t really that much in the tiny amount of yogurt a hamster can eat. As she’s on antibiotics any probiotic would need to be given at least a few hours apart from the meds. Can you get Benebac in Canada?
If she’s stopped bleeding then it may be best to give the antibiotics a chance & see how she goes, if you’re worried she may not be ok until Wednesday then I would speak to your vet.

[chamaya]

I'll see how she will do till tomorrow
and I will try to get Benbac and give it to her
Thanks

[LunaTheHamster1]

Hi, sorry to hear you are going through this with your little one. The bleeding could be caused by a no. Of things as Cypher already mentioned Pyometra, Uti
Kidney/liver failure due to old age or something else. In my experience your vet seems to be doing the right thing, a course of antibiotics and further tests. Goodluck.

[Margaret the dwarf]

my Syrian hamster(Jasmine) is 1 year and 10 months old. She is the sweetest little thing you would ever meet and has never once gotten sick. Today, out of the blue she started bleeding from her vaginal opening. we immediately took her to the vet because we were so shocked as she showed no symptoms of being sick or acting lethargic. We were told that it is likely to a tumor in one of the reproductive parts in her body but that was just a speculation. we were given antibiotics and sent home. She is getting an x-ray on Wednesday to see what's really up. do you guys have any ideas of anything else it could be that's making her bleed and foods that can help heal her or clot the bleeding since she is still bleeding quite a bit? also, should we be worried about dehydration since she is bleeding( btw she's eating, drinking water, peeing, and pooping well)
thanks for any tips!

Following, my syrian started doing the exact same thing on Nov 18th. We took her to vet and she was given antibiotics. It went away for 2weeks but now came back today. So we are in same boat as you. Please keep me updated. I am calling vet in morning.

[chamaya]

I am so sorry to hear that,
My beautiful Jasmine passed away, she was the best thing that happened in our life.
Apparently, it was cancer but I was glad she wasn't in pain she was taking anti-inflammatory beside the antibiotic, and that helped her a lot not to be in pain
But the last day she passed away she wasn't able to move her body at all.
She left us in peace we will not forget her.

[Margaret the dwarf]

I am so sorry to hear that,
My beautiful Jasmine passed away, she was the best thing that happened in our life.
Apparently, it was cancer but I was glad she wasn't in pain she was taking anti-inflammatory beside the antibiotic, and that helped her a lot not to be in pain
But the last day she passed away she wasn't able to move her body at all.
She left us in peace we will not forget her.

I'm so sorry! Our Syrian is getting worse. She now has a small lump on her hip and now today she started to drag her back legs a little bit. This is the absolute worst thing to go through and deal with. I feel your pain. What is the name of the anti-inflammatory she was on?

[chamaya]

I'm so sorry to hear that, but it's exactly the same stages for our lovely Jasmine
the day she passed away she couldn't move her body at all
Unfortunately I don't know the name of the medication but the vet should know, it helps she doesn't feel any pain.
I was feeding her by my hand the last few days because she wasn't able to walk so be sure to do that till the last moment water and food and I gave her the goat milk for hamsters it helped too

[Margaret the dwarf]

I'm so sorry to hear that, but it's exactly the same stages for our lovely Jasmine
the day she passed away she couldn't move her body at all
Unfortunately I don't know the name of the medication but the vet should know, it helps she doesn't feel any pain.
I was feeding her by my hand the last few days because she wasn't able to walk so be sure to do that till the last moment water and food and I gave her the goat milk for hamsters it helped too

Do u mind if I ask you the timeline between when she first started loosing her hind legs and when she passed? How long did u get to spend with her?

[chamaya]

about two weeks but it depends how strong is your hamster, our Jasmine was very strong and love life she was fighting till the last moment, and be prepared they might have diarrhea from the antibiotic so keep the wet tell drops ready ours had and I gave her the drops and she recovered because she was fighting.
The day we woke up and I found her not moving at all we decided to put her down so she doesn't suffer more and an hour before her appointment she passed away in my hand peacefully.

[Margaret the dwarf]

about two weeks but it depends how strong is your hamster, our Jasmine was very strong and love life she was fighting till the last moment, and be prepared they might have diarrhea from the antibiotic so keep the wet tell drops ready ours had and I gave her the drops and she recovered because she was fighting.
The day we woke up and I found her not moving at all we decided to put her down so she doesn't suffer more and an hour before her appointment she passed away in my hand peacefully.

Thanks for sharing, this is so tough. Did the vet ever scan her or give her a x-ray. I need to know if its cancer or i would like to know if possible before we decide what to do. The one vet clinic we might take her said they probably won't xray/scan her but might. She doesn't seem to be in pain or that uncomfortable yet. And she is still eating pretty good. Hopefully vet tomorrow has some advice for us.

[chamaya]

I took her to two different vets The first one was right yes he did X-Ray and he couldn't find anything visible for that he thought it's cancer and it will spread the other one said she is not sure and gave her anti-inflammatory so she doesn't feel pain
and she was eating well but I gave her the probiotic milk so I can boost her immune system I think it helped her, my recommendation watch her and just be sure she is not in pain and help her drink lots of water so she can flash the antibiotic, but when you see her she is not moving it's time to act, I know it's a very tough decision but you have to take it, I hope the miracle happens and she recovers

[Margaret the dwarf]

I took her to two different vets The first one was right yes he did X-Ray and he couldn't find anything visible for that he thought it's cancer and it will spread the other one said she is not sure and gave her anti-inflammatory so she doesn't feel pain
and she was eating well but I gave her the probiotic milk so I can boost her immune system I think it helped her, my recommendation watch her and just be sure she is not in pain and help her drink lots of water so she can flash the antibiotic, but when you see her she is not moving it's time to act, I know it's a very tough decision but you have to take it, I hope the miracle happens and she recovers

I definitely will make sure she drinks enough. We have eyes on her most of the day. More bad news, she started bleeding again tonight. Even with the 9days straight of baytril 2.2. Going back to Vet tomorrow at 4pm. Ugh. She is moving half decent tonight though and has more of a spark. Thanks again for your help and advice. I started thread on other site and had no help. But it is a tough thing to talk about and relive.

[chamaya]

I hate to say it's exactly what happened to Jasmine
The bleeding stopped for a few days and then it came back
I know what's feeling I was there and I was desperate for any information.
Feel free to ask anything

[Margaret the dwarf]

I hate to say it's exactly what happened to Jasmine
The bleeding stopped for a few days and then it came back
I know what's feeling I was there and I was desperate for any information.
Feel free to ask anything

Well we got a decent check up/ update from vet. Gracie hasn't lost any weight since last appt(2.5 weeks). She is still eating well and somewhat mobile. So we got some pain meds and anti-inflammatory. So hopefully she can make it through the holidays pain free and somewhat comfy and we will go from there. Vet thinks it's tumor in lady parts. So thanks again for your advice/help/concern.

[chamaya]

I will pray for her, I hope she will have a full recovery

[Margaret the dwarf]

I will pray for her, I hope she will have a full recovery

We had a turn for the worse. She is now not moving much and we are hand feeding her and giving her water. Her breathing is whats worrying me the most. Its not good and she is making clicking noises. She probably won't make it next few days.

[chamaya]

I am so sorry to hear that I was hoping she will get better
I hope she will not suffer or fill any pain
you are in my prayers

[Margaret the dwarf]

I am so sorry to hear that I was hoping she will get better
I hope she will not suffer or fill any pain
you are in my prayers

Thanks for your support. I appreciate having someone to talk to. We called vet and got her some pain meds so she is comfortable. The vet said to give her that and only bring her back if she has bad labored breathing. Vet says she will probably pass next couple days. So hopefully she passes at home comfy with us. If not we will definitely make a decision soon. Huge bummer! But we rescued her back in June and she was treated like a queen these past 7months. On another topic we tried to take her to 2-3 different "pocket pet" specialist vets but we called all 3 and none of them really wanted to help us or at least try to give us a diagnosis for what was wrong with her. Does anyone know why that is? Like we offered to pay any amount to get her checked out and they all just tried to pass us along to another vet. Are hammies super difficult to diagnose? Anyone with any info on that? I mean we kinda new she was going down hill and is probably gonna pass but would still like to know what is exactly wrong with her and if we can help her. Just some random thoughts.

[chamaya]

I just wanted to ask how's your little one?

[Margaret the dwarf]

I just wanted to ask how's your little one?


Actually she is doing really good considering where she was 5 days ago. She got really really bad up until new years eve. I seriously thought she was gonna pass on Dec 31st. She was still bleeding, had loss of use of her back legs, and the worst was her breathing. Her breathing was really really bad on dec 28-dec31st. But the unbelievable happened on the morning of Jan 1st. My girlfriend got her up in the morning and the breathing issues she had completely vanished. She was still kinda week and sleeping alot but that also went away and now she is completely back to normal except for the use of her back legs. No more bleeding either(for 5 days anyway). So it was a xmas/new years miracle i guess. So now we are trying to build her a wheelchair so she can get around easier when she is awake. She can still pull herself around ok and get around but it tires her out quickly and she needs to stop and rest. But all other symptoms so far have gone away. She eats like normal, builds nest and stores food like normal, her ears are perked up again like normal. Like I said its unbelievable. We are very grateful and thanks for asking. She is treated like a queen and spoiled rotten. Hopefully I didnt count my chickens before they hatch but it looks like she might be ok.

[Margaret the dwarf]

Actually she is doing really good considering where she was 5 days ago. She got really really bad up until new years eve. I seriously thought she was gonna pass on Dec 31st. She was still bleeding, had loss of use of her back legs, and the worst was her breathing. Her breathing was really really bad on dec 28-dec31st. But the unbelievable happened on the morning of Jan 1st. My girlfriend got her up in the morning and the breathing issues she had completely vanished. She was still kinda week and sleeping alot but that also went away and now she is completely back to normal except for the use of her back legs. No more bleeding either(for 5 days anyway). So it was a xmas/new years miracle i guess. So now we are trying to build her a wheelchair so she can get around easier when she is awake. She can still pull herself around ok and get around but it tires her out quickly and she needs to stop and rest. But all other symptoms so far have gone away. She eats like normal, builds nest and stores food like normal, her ears are perked up again like normal. Like I said its unbelievable. We are very grateful and thanks for asking. She is treated like a queen and spoiled rotten. Hopefully I didnt count my chickens before they hatch but it looks like she might be ok.

So now after advice from couple experienced hamster owners on this forum, we decided against the wheelchair. We are just gonna let her be how she is. She still gets around ok. Thanks again for asking about her. We all appreciate it.

[chamaya]

I am so happy for you I wish her a full recovery

[Margaret the dwarf]

I am so happy for you I wish her a full recovery

Thank u so much!