Torphor, stroke or old age, and what to do next?
Hi there,
Recently I have been seeing my hammy less and less, I know he is old as he reached 2 years recently, however, this morning I saw him out, so I went to say hi but when he was walking he was shaking and sort of rolling around. I picked him up and he was cold and limb, so I thought it was torphor, I then asked some of my Hamster insta friends for advice. I fed him blended banana, apple juice, sugar and water, and water seperatley through a pipette sort-of-thing, which he occasionally had some of. After keeping him warm on a water bottle and stroking him to get the blood circulation working, I noticed little change after three hours! So I decided to put him in his tank with a heat mat and hot water bottle, he is now breathing steadily, and has been for the last few hours. My insta hammy friends said it may be a stroke, however, I have recently read on this forum that other peoples elderly hammies are also shaking when walking.
So now I am wondering what happened and if I should adapt his cage and lifestyle (for example if he had a stroke I should remove the wheel) (or should I continue feeding mushed food)? Thanks so much for any help, I really appreciate it as I am extremely worried.
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