Although the price of hamsters is not very high, since they are raised, they must have the due responsibility of the owner, and they must be dealt with in time when they are unwell. Gastrointestinal problems are a common type of disease, and the causes of the disease are large and small, and they should be properly handled.
The erratic weather and the sudden rise and fall of the temperature can cause the hamster’s gastrointestinal imbalance. At this time, the poop pulled by the hamster is not like the usual black shaped particles, but the brown is a little soft, or even has no shape at all. However, as long as the hamster’s butt hair remains dry, it’s just soft stools — the mildest gastrointestinal problem. But if the fur on the back of the hamster’s tail becomes very wet and smelly, be vigilant, it could be a fatal enteritis.
If the hamster just has soft stools, try the following methods to treat the hamster. First stop feeding fruits and vegetables immediately, which can be treated with dried apples or mummy love. Dried apples are a great remedy for loose stools, and you can easily buy them on the Internet, or you can make your own. Peel and core the apples, slice thinly, and cook in a pot for 2 minutes.
Once cooked, place the apple slices on a plate piece by piece, put them in the microwave on medium-high heat for 2 minutes, take them out and turn them over and bake for another 2 minutes. Then, the baked apple slices are separated and air-dried one by one, and the dried apples are not sticky, but crunchy and can be eaten by people. Don’t give your hamster too much dried apples each day, as eating too much may cause constipation.
Mommy Ai is a mild medicine used to treat gastrointestinal upset in babies, and it can also be used to treat soft stools in hamsters. Use about a spoonful of mummy’s ear-picking spoon in the water for hamsters and shake well. If you don’t have an ear-picking spoon, or think that the ear-picking spoon is not clean enough, you can also shake about 1/4 of the mummy’s love. Shake the powder in the hamster’s kettle until the water turns slightly yellow and discolored. It should be noted that the water that has been washed with Mommy’s love should be changed at least once every 2 days, otherwise the sugar will ferment in the kettle, which may cause more damage to the already fragile stomach of the hamster.
How to Deal with Gastrointestinal Problems in Hamsters
Problematic hamsters are best isolated first
How to Prevent Gastrointestinal Problems: Keep Warm and Offer Ripe Apples
When the weather changes, pay attention to keeping the room warm, and give a small slice of ripe apples or dried apples every day during the changing seasons. Vegetables for hamsters should be washed first, fully soaked to remove pesticides, and dried for 1-2 days before they are eaten.
Wet Tail:
Enteritis is the enemy of hamsters. Due to the small size of hamsters, once enteritis is not diagnosed and treated in time, it is likely to cause death due to dehydration. Enteritis is called “wet tail” because the hair near the tail of the hamster will be wet and smelly after diarrhea (details). The diagnosis of wet tail is also very simple: if you see the hamster being diarrhoea, shedding hair, drinking water like crazy, and lethargic, catch it and see that the hair near its butt is wet in wisps (in severe cases, even There is hair removal), that’s a wet tail.
Treatment plan: stop feeding all fruits and vegetables, take gentamicin (injection) with water orally, fill with glucose water for rehydration, and maca antidiarrheal agent. You can choose to add 4-5 drops of gentamicin injection into an 80mL hamster water bottle with a syringe according to your own situation, or directly mix 4 drops of gentamicin injection and a little more glucose water with a syringe (remove the needle). Hamster drink. If you choose to pour directly, you must be careful to put the syringe as far as possible into the hamster’s throat, otherwise it is likely to be all poured into the cheek pouch. After 3 days of medication, the drug should be stopped to observe the condition of the hamster. If the stool returns to normal black particles, the drug can be stopped.
Prevention: Feed the hamsters clean, cold boiled water, do not overfeed fresh fruits and vegetables, and keep the cage clean. When hamsters have diarrhea, isolate them first.
