Don't tell me Mimi has diabetes?!

[mangoandmimi]

Unfortunately these few months havent been too great for the hamsters, i'm starting to think Mimi might have diabetes.. She's drinking a lot more than usual, and much more than the other hamsters. I thought Pop drank a lot until i noticed Mimi's intake! She/her cage doesnt really smell any different, although its quite big with deep bedding and i keep it clean i guess. Although her appetite's just as big as usual, she seems smaller, might just be because she's no chicklet anymore though :/ She's also not using her wheel? If she does, then its really rarely, none of us have seen her on it for a while which is a shame :[ Her 2nd birthday's in May. She spends a lot of time sitting in her hammock ^_^
Errm, her sleeping hours seem the same, maybe a little longer..
I'm not sure whether its something catching on, or whether its just that they're all in a small warm room. It's freeeezing so the radiator's on and she's closest to it, but even so, its not really that warm in there so i don't know how that affects her drinking that much :L x

[Silver]

I don't have a Syrian but all of the above apart from drinking more is what my Mandy is like & she is just under 2 years old. So im wondering if its just the signs of old age creeping in xxx

[SnickersTheFirst]

Diabetes is quite rare in Syrians although not unheard of. Tbh, it just sounds like old age, all of my animals have drank/peed more when getting older.

[mangoandmimi]

i hope so, although you do tend to notice when something's not quite right.. i know old age is pretty sudden but mmhm. i think il just keep an eye on her tbh, and move her away from the radiator ^^

[fluffymunchkins]

I wouldn't think it was diabetes in a syrian.
Though due to her old age it could be a sign of kidney problems x