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E-mail: littlemisszoey@live.co.uk
Gender: Female
Occupation: Veterinary Assistant
Age: 19
MSN: littlemisszoey@live.co.uk
Member Since: April 12, 2009
Answers: 5
Last Update: October 14, 2009
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18/f
I just got a female dwarf hamster on Monday, and have done pretty much everything so far.
Yesterday I noticed her left eye was shut a little bit, but I picked her up and she was fine and opened it. However, today I just got in from dinner, and her left eye was closed again. Her right eye is fine, it's just her left eye is closed.
I went on some sites and they said her eye could be irritated from dust and other contributes. I tried to wipe her eye with a warm washcloth like it said but she would nip at me and go back to her spot.
I'm going to call the vet right now and leave a message since it's 9:50 at night and I know she won't be in. Does anyone know anything else I can try to do? I'm going to keep trying to do everything I can to help my hamster until the vet calls me.
I'm just worried about my hamster and I don't want anything bad to happen to her. Thanks. (link)
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Hi there, I work at a vets, just thought I would say, your doing the right thing, something very soft to rub her eye with, luke warm water, but other than that, I highly doubt its life threatening, and probably not causing to much pain, so just keep an eye on her, check she doesnt start showing other symptoms.
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Thank you for the advice. It was really helpful. I will do that, thank you.
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