Goodnight Georgia

[Zazwaki]

I know I haven't been really active here a lot, but yesterday Georgia was put to sleep.

For the past month, she had been going down hill and it all started with a pea size sore with swelling underneath it on the left side of her belly. Took her to the vet and was put on antibiotics, thinking its a drained skin abscess. A week later, it didn't improve and got twice the size.
Took her back to the vet(this time saw the specialist), and she said its a tumor, most likely cancer in hamsters. Opted to put her on anti-inflammatory meds and play it by ear.
Soon I found more sores/swellings on her body and it seems like there's a new one every day. She kept on getting worse and started hobbling on her back left foot along with hearing strange stomach like growling noises from her body. The noises stopped after I began feeding her hamster safe baby food.

On Thursday, with my mom's help we made a appointment with the vet for a exam with possible euthanasia. I cried that night when I was bed, realizing it could be the last time I could say goodnight to her.
At the vets, she agreed it was time after looking Georgia over.

I love you to bits Georgia, thank you for being my first hamster buddy. So goodnight and have fun being pain free sweetie.