I had a teddy bear hamster. After I had it for about 3 weeks, it died. I don't know what happened. Except its eye was closed shut. It's mouth looked infected. We asked a friend what was wrong, and she said it probably scratched itself. (She mated hamsters) This morning we found it dead. We do not know what happened. Does anyone know? Thanks!
Answers:
Eye infections:- Clear or opaque liquid will ooze from the eye. The eyelids may become glued together. Use cotton wool soaked in saline solution to gently wash the eye and open the lids. If the liquid is thick, there may be a foreign body irritating the surface of the eye
Mouth infections:- If the teeth become overgrown, they may pierce the hamsters mouth and an infection will build up. This can be prevented by gnawing, but if the teeth are still too long they will need trimming by your vet. Hamsters can also injure their cheek pouches, mainly caused by sharp objects such as the husks of oats, which should not be fed to hamsters. An infection may build up, leading to an abcess. A swollen face could indicate such an abcess
Hope this helps!!!
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hamsters arn't very cleanly
Sounds like an infection of some kind. Next time see a vet, not your friend who mates with hamsters.
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Why didn't you get her to a vet right away? It is their RIGHT BY LAW to receive proper medical care and to deny it is abuse. That is the responsibility of pet ownership. That poor little hamster suffered and was in misery. From now on, if you can't afford to properly care for your pets then you have no right to have any.
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