My hamster isn't eating almost anything

[Pebbles82]

Poor thing. Do keep him comfortable. I wouldn't clean his cage out just now and disturb him. If he's peeing in his nest you could carefully spot clean the nest and add a bit more nesting material but try not to disturb him too much. Try offering him water on a spoon and see if he tries to lick it up.

Try and prepare for taking him to the vet comfortably. Do you have a pet carrier? I usually have the pet carrier on my knee with a blanket it over it - partly helps keep them warm and cosy and also protects them from the stress of noise, flashing lights and light generally.

Plenty of bedding and nesting material in the pet carrier and a bit of cucumber in there.

If you think he is dying then you might want to wait and see how he is tomorrow.

[ShadowNinjaHamster]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Poor thing. Do keep him comfortable. I wouldn't clean his cage out just now and disturb him. If he's peeing in his nest you could carefully spot clean the nest and add a bit more nesting material but try not to disturb him too much. Try offering him water on a spoon and see if he tries to lick it up.

Try and prepare for taking him to the vet comfortably. Do you have a pet carrier? I usually have the pet carrier on my knee with a blanket it over it - partly helps keep them warm and cosy and also protects them from the stress of noise, flashing lights and light generally.

Plenty of bedding and nesting material in the pet carrier and a bit of cucumber in there.

If you think he is dying then you might want to wait and see how he is tomorrow.

I don't think he's peeing in his nest. I have a pet carrier and I've been to vet with him plenty of times. He had bugs when I first bought him.
I'll try to give him some water and see if he's interested. I don't really have a good access to his nest and I'll certainly wake him up.

I am not 100% sure he's dying, but he looks different. Even his eyes are different and the first available spot for my hamster would be in three weeks. We're checking other places now, but yeah. I hope we'll find something.

[ShadowNinjaHamster]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Poor thing. Do keep him comfortable. I wouldn't clean his cage out just now and disturb him. If he's peeing in his nest you could carefully spot clean the nest and add a bit more nesting material but try not to disturb him too much. Try offering him water on a spoon and see if he tries to lick it up.

Try and prepare for taking him to the vet comfortably. Do you have a pet carrier? I usually have the pet carrier on my knee with a blanket it over it - partly helps keep them warm and cosy and also protects them from the stress of noise, flashing lights and light generally.

Plenty of bedding and nesting material in the pet carrier and a bit of cucumber in there.

If you think he is dying then you might want to wait and see how he is tomorrow.

I pulled his "nest" off from him (it's just a bed for rodents and he sleeps under it) and I tried giving him water from the teaspoon and he just sniffed it and started pulling the bed back on his nest, but his eyes were still half closed. My friend is still looking for a vet.

[Ria P]

I don't really understand how your vet can diagnose cancer without a biopsy, perform intricate surgery on a dwarf hamster and have chemotherapy available but not have something as basic as liquid Metacam.

[ShadowNinjaHamster]

Originally Posted by Ria P

I don't really understand how your vet can diagnose cancer without a biopsy, perform intricate surgery on a dwarf hamster and have chemotherapy available but not have something as basic as liquid Metacam.

I didn't see that. I was in a waiting room and she said she'll go do some injections, give painkillers and water.
But there really is something on his stomach. It's a peanut shaped thing and it has grown even larger.

[Pebbles82]

Sounds like he just wants to sleep at the moment. I remember now, him having bugs.

Can't quite imagine his nest. Does he come out of it at all? You could maybe lift him out onto a blanket on your knee and see if he'll take water from a teaspoon.

But if he's taken to his bed, not coming out and not eating or drinking, then it's possible he is dying. And then it's a case of keeping them comfortable. The fact that he eats the salad suggests he does want to eat but is perhaps feeling too weak to do anything about it. Where does he pee normally? He must be getting up if he goes somewhere to pee.

[ShadowNinjaHamster]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Sounds like he just wants to sleep at the moment. I remember now, him having bugs.

Can't quite imagine his nest. Does he come out of it at all? You could maybe lift him out onto a blanket on your knee and see if he'll take water from a teaspoon.

But if he's taken to his bed, not coming out and not eating or drinking, then it's possible he is dying. And then it's a case of keeping them comfortable. The fact that he eats the salad suggests he does want to eat but is perhaps feeling too weak to do anything about it. Where does he pee normally? He must be getting up if he goes somewhere to pee.

He usually pees in his bath and he also washes himself there. (He has a bathroom with the same sand, but uses it for washing and peeing there as well). Sometimes he pees and then rolls around immediately after that.

He does come out. That's how I know how walking around with his eyes closed or half closed. We can't find available vet time. I'm starting to lose hope here, but at the same time I'm hoping he'll be fine by himself or he is already fine, just has been sleepy for couple of days. I've had these days as well. How can all the times at vets be booked? And why is nobody opened on Sundays? Even if he dies (which I hope he won't) I would have no idea what to do with his body. I was kind of thinking he'll die in two years, because my mom's friend had a dwarf and he was in a small cage, didn't have bedding, wheel and was constantly bar chewing and her dwarf hamster lived for two years.

I'm starting to lose hope. I hope he's fine or I hope he'll be fine.

[Pebbles82]

Couldn't work out which flag/country that is

[ShadowNinjaHamster]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Couldn't work out which flag/country that is

Poland

[Pebbles82]

Ah yes - it will be colder there. It's possible cold weather could be affecting him. Have you tried him out of the cage? Does he perk up a bit?