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Apr 6, 2004 14:42:39 GMT -4
Post by dosergirl on Apr 6, 2004 14:42:39 GMT -4
Have you ever taken a hamster to the vet?
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Apr 6, 2004 15:00:43 GMT -4
Post by jeannie on Apr 6, 2004 15:00:43 GMT -4
All the time. I have a housecall vet that comes at least once every 2 months or less to trim my dwarfs' nails. Puck has been to the vet twice - once when he had the runs and another time after a mouse got in his cage. I just scheduled an appointment for Phoenix to go to the vet on Friday, so I can get a second opinion for the little guy. He's been sick since November, and my house call vet does not know what is wrong. I'm hoping she will have another idea, or possibly try a different medication.
The gerbils have been to vets less often, but they seem stronger than hamsters somehow (at least mine do).
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Apr 6, 2004 15:05:29 GMT -4
Post by calvinator1 on Apr 6, 2004 15:05:29 GMT -4
Just when Calvin had his heart attack. I took him to the emergency clinic.
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Apr 6, 2004 18:43:42 GMT -4
Post by mishimouse on Apr 6, 2004 18:43:42 GMT -4
Of course, and I've also had mice go to the vet. When Noel, a rescue mouse who had 14 babies with her at the time, had a prolapsed uterus I took her to the vet and spent $40 of my own money on her. She died in February, but I'll never regret spending money on her.
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Apr 6, 2004 20:13:14 GMT -4
Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 6, 2004 20:13:14 GMT -4
Yes, I took Benny to the vet when she was supposedily losing her fur...the vet helped her. And when Harriet had her tumor, we took her to the vet. The vet wanted us to put her down, but we didn't & she lived for 2 more months (outliving Theo & Benny).
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Apr 6, 2004 20:50:52 GMT -4
Post by dosergirl on Apr 6, 2004 20:50:52 GMT -4
I did have to take Lola to the vet when she got ill. I ended up having to put her to sleep which was tough. Some people do scoff at the idea of taking such small animals to vets....which i know is ridiculous.
Should i have the dwarfs nails clipped if they are long? Jeannie how much does that run you? (you are so lucky to have a house call vet)
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Apr 6, 2004 21:00:25 GMT -4
Post by jeannie on Apr 6, 2004 21:00:25 GMT -4
How long are they? Mine get really long. Yours may be okay.
The trim itself is only $15, but he charges for a visit in addition to the trim. He just went up to $99 too - if you have multiple animals that need to see the vet, it's really convenient though to have him come by. To get 2 hamsters nails trimmed, and one examined, it costs around $114 (he usually does one trim for free). Call me silly, but it's worth it, especially since they had the teeth problem for a while (he would include the teeth trimming along with the other costs.)
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Apr 6, 2004 21:52:05 GMT -4
Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 6, 2004 21:52:05 GMT -4
Everyone on this forum is well aware I ran to the emergency vet with Princess vet last year at 1 AM and got her Baytril. That story is well known. The clinic just happened to have a vet somewhat familiar with hamsters that night. It is also well known Rainy went to a vet who diagnosed her condition as brain cancer or a neurological disorder. It is also well known every one of my other animals who died did so very quickly, in much less than a day, Princess dying of a stroke in five minutes. Oh, just for the record, here is the Baytril bottle the vet gave me for Princess, 3/9/03. You can still see her name in the corner and 'Baytril' written on it. I used the bottle hence many times for feedings. (I still miss her). pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL19/924030/4050679/50334852.jpg
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Apr 16, 2004 12:37:57 GMT -4
Post by Kain on Apr 16, 2004 12:37:57 GMT -4
I'm sorry but I am locking this as it could turn a little nasty.
As a trainee vet I can honestly say from the pictures of Tom's critters I have seen they are in A1 conditon.
Kane
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