Nose Bleeds & Blindness

[Hamtastic]

How is Truffle doing today? <3

*worried "long-distance mom"*

[Gizmodo ^_^]

Poor little Truffle, all my hammies send hugs <33

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Well I've just given Truffle another check up and his site seems to be a bit better (although not great) he can see movement but is struggling to recognise what it is as he is stopping to sniff anything he sees moving towards him. Both Truffle and his reactions are very very slow though, he isn't running around much and I am even able to stroke him with no trouble. Its like he has suddenly become an old man when he is still only very young.

[Lil Miss]

hamsters have very bad eye sight to start with, so it doesnt take much of an eye problem to totaly blind them, i have a dwarfie with cataracts, it could be he has ALWAYS had eye problems that have slowly been getting worse but his other senses have made up for it
the blood on his nose would have been effecting his whiskers so he couldnt sense you with those

as for the nose bleeds, it does sound like you hhave done some damage to the small blood vessals in his nose, and made it a little bit weaker, my guess would be the blood you have been seeing is when he has accidently run into something and knocked himself

loosing too much blood does not lead to blindness, loosing too much blood effects your bodies ability to absorb oxygen, it can send you very dizzy and leave your ears ringing (on a side note i do not advise giving blood when you havent eaten ) in which case you are most likely to fall over, or faint, and it is only very temporary

[Hamtastic]

Dora was just thinking about Truffle! She hopes he's been feeling much better <3

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Aww Truffle says Dora is very sweet and that he is feeling much much better thank you. <3 He has only had one nose bleed this week! We are all very happy for him.