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Post by pinky on Jan 1, 2013 19:56:47 GMT -4
Jillian (aka Silly Jilly): can't seem to make her lose weight! Took her to the vet for a physical, thinking maybe she was full of tumors or something. She is well, though her fat is accumulated in globules and that makes me think that it will be hard for her to lose. I am learning what will make her bitey. Being extracted from a nice warm nest is one thing. She is just so cute and funny, though. Mable: she was doing fine, with no glucose in her urine (!). But last night I found blood at the vaginal opening. Must follow up on that.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 2, 2013 17:13:31 GMT -4
The critters are blessed to have you as a caregiver. Best to all of you.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 16, 2013 15:13:26 GMT -4
Hope all is well. . .
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 16, 2013 16:50:07 GMT -4
I hope both Mable and Jillian are doing well. Is Jillian the type of hamster where you can play with her for many hours? That might help her lose some weight.
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Post by pinky on Jan 16, 2013 21:58:57 GMT -4
Jilly is still her silly chubby self. If I had time she WOULD play for hours. She is very good-natured, not at all a Cannibal. Mable. . . . Mable was spayed last Thursday. I could not watch her go the way of Jayde, Mallory, and Ethel after finding out that she had a mass in her uterus. She just has too much life left in her. The surgery was a success and she's pretty close to her normal self. Glad I have a good vet who isn't afraid of tiny reproductive organs. Sorry for not posting sooner. Crazy busy with the start of classes looming. Silly Jilly: Mable post-surgery:
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 17, 2013 17:56:17 GMT -4
Great! And wonderful you could find a vet willing and skilled enough to do that. I find it hard enough to find a vet who can tell a male from a female SYRIAN hamster.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 18, 2013 14:14:54 GMT -4
Glad Jilly and Mable are A-OK! That's great that you found such a wonderful vet to do that!! Is Mable sore from her surgery? Or do you have to do anything so she doesn't bite her stitches? Both of them are very cute and I like the paw prints on her home. I don't know if this was a good idea or not, but both of us loved it....I used to play with Sophie and Chewie for about 3hrs. We would watch a movie from beginning to end.
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Post by pinky on Jan 18, 2013 22:52:52 GMT -4
My vet had never done a hamster spay, but he'd done plenty of others. He is always very honest with me about his expertise. He had confidence that he could handle it, and I had confidence in him. He actually proposed it, but I would have asked him about it had he not done that. In neither surgery did she mess with her incision. We talked about that today (she went in for an incision check) and he thinks it's due to two things: (1) proper pain management, and (2) creating minimal trauma to tissues and organs by using the right size tools in the right way, such that there was minimal inflammation and pain in the first place. She uses her teeth readily to express herself, so I am just so amazed and pleased that she didn't interfere with the healing. She's a happy girl now, because she has her wheel again!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 19, 2013 15:46:00 GMT -4
>>.I used to play with Sophie and Chewie for about 3hrs. We would watch a movie from beginning to end.<< Super! I have cats sleeping on me for hours on end. Sometimes they turn over, or switch with another. Amazing how well the operation went.
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Post by pinky on Jan 20, 2013 0:04:22 GMT -4
I just noticed that the pix of Jill and Mable on the same size wheel make it clear just how massive Jill is!
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 21, 2013 0:26:51 GMT -4
That's great!! With her running on the wheel, that won't mess up the stitches? Sorry if I keep asking about them, I'm just curious. Super! ^Thanks! It was loads of fun, but at the time I couldn't tell anyone I did that because some people I knew on other sites say it isn't good to keep them out longer than 20min. I never saw the big deal and they'd come to their door wanting to be out and to start playing!
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