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[dimang777]

Here is information about my hamster -
Age: 1 month
Gender: male
Species: Syrian
   
These are the details of my hamster's ailment -
When did it start:

Yesterday

 

Description of Ailment:

I brought in a month-old male Syrian hamster a week ago. I have a 1400 sq in cage and 12-14 inches of bedding. The hamster is quite skittish and avoids human interactions - comes out late at night. Yesterday, I spot-cleaned the cage and had him briefly enter a mug cup, lift up to check up on him for a few minutes and put him back in the cage. Today I woke up and I could see lots of poops on a platform in the cage, and saw something like smudged diarrhea. I think this is due to the stress he had yesterday. I can monitor him for the next several days and try to leave him alone. I also gave a small number of finely cut zucchini pieces a few days ago. This is my first pet, and I'm not sure if I should book a vet appointment. If anyone can please advise, I'd really appreciate it.

 

Thank you.

 

Any specific physical changes:

I haven't seen him since yesterday.

 

 

[Kikya]

Here is information about my hamster -
Age: 1 month
Gender: male
Species: Syrian
   
These are the details of my hamster's ailment -
When did it start:
Yesterday
 
Description of Ailment:
I brought in a month-old male Syrian hamster a week ago. I have a 1400 sq in cage and 12-14 inches of bedding. The hamster is quite skittish and avoids human interactions - comes out late at night. Yesterday, I spot-cleaned the cage and had him briefly enter a mug cup, lift up to check up on him for a few minutes and put him back in the cage. Today I woke up and I could see lots of poops on a platform in the cage, and saw something like smudged diarrhea. I think this is due to the stress he had yesterday. I can monitor him for the next several days and try to leave him alone. I also gave a small number of finely cut zucchini pieces a few days ago. This is my first pet, and I'm not sure if I should book a vet appointment. If anyone can please advise, I'd really appreciate it.
 
Thank you.
 
Any specific physical changes:
I haven't seen him since yesterday.

Watery vegetables can cause diarrhea. Not sure how much you gave but it's usually best to only give about a dime's worth.

If you stop the veggies and he still has diarrhea 24 hours later, he could have wettail so watch out for dehydration and lethargy. This is something he would need a vet for. I would check him for dehydration by pulling up a a bit of skin on the back of the neck and see if it snaps back quickly or if it goes back slowly. I would do this if he was still having runny poops after you stop the veggies.

Btw this forum is closing in a couple of days. If you need more help, you can sign up for hamsterclubhouse.com and people will be available to help.

[dimang777]

Thank you so much. I read through some articles on wet tails. The diarrhea was so watery that it was smeared on a surface as large as the hamster - he's relatively small, but still quite concerning for me. I booked a vet appointment tomorrow. Thank you so much again. I'll use hamsterclubhouse.com from now on.

[Lillias]

Young Syrians are susceptible to wet tail, and the sooner they are treated by a vet, the more likely the chance for recovery. So I think you are absolutely right to book an appointment for watery diarrhea.

 

It might not be wet tail, but it's better to err on the side of caution.

Edited by Lillias, Yesterday, 03:39 PM.