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Hello, I’m new here and I wanted to ask for advice please.
We have an adorable, much loved Russian Dwarf Hamster, called Petal. She was two years old around the end of March 2024.
She has been blind on her left eye since she had an eye infection last year and the vet tried to force her swollen eye open, only to make it bleed! I was beside myself and thought she’ll die, it was horrific!
Thankfully she is still with us and she’s been fine, bless her!
Recently I could see her right eye is clouding over and she doesn’t seem very confident when she’s walking around, almost like as if she was drunk, she’s hesitant and wobbles a bit as she walks. I think poor Petal is going blind on her right eye.
I’m giving these details to give context.
Today I was in the other room and she made a loud, screeching noise! She’s never done this before. It was an awful noise I run in to the study where she is, and she was running around in her cage! She’s never done this before! She was running manically. She settled after a while. This evening I went in to check on her and I thought she wasn’t breathing.
I opened the top of the cage and she woke up, lifted her little head, kind of fell backwards (she was in her little nest that she dug for herself and I didn’t touch her), and that’s when she screeched again. Only once for a short time this time (1-2 seconds).
Is she in pain? Does anyone have any recommendations/suggestions? We are due to go on holiday on Monday, our neighbours were going to look after her but I’m worried!
Thank you
Anita
We have an adorable, much loved Russian Dwarf Hamster, called Petal. She was two years old around the end of March 2024.
She has been blind on her left eye since she had an eye infection last year and the vet tried to force her swollen eye open, only to make it bleed! I was beside myself and thought she’ll die, it was horrific!
Thankfully she is still with us and she’s been fine, bless her!
Recently I could see her right eye is clouding over and she doesn’t seem very confident when she’s walking around, almost like as if she was drunk, she’s hesitant and wobbles a bit as she walks. I think poor Petal is going blind on her right eye.
I’m giving these details to give context.
Today I was in the other room and she made a loud, screeching noise! She’s never done this before. It was an awful noise I run in to the study where she is, and she was running around in her cage! She’s never done this before! She was running manically. She settled after a while. This evening I went in to check on her and I thought she wasn’t breathing.
I opened the top of the cage and she woke up, lifted her little head, kind of fell backwards (she was in her little nest that she dug for herself and I didn’t touch her), and that’s when she screeched again. Only once for a short time this time (1-2 seconds).
Is she in pain? Does anyone have any recommendations/suggestions? We are due to go on holiday on Monday, our neighbours were going to look after her but I’m worried!
Thank you
Anita