Maverick2272
Washing Up
A couple of weeks ago we got my son a female hamster and a nice new cage for it to have fun in. It has done pretty good, exploring the three tier cage and making nests and exercising etc, except for a couple of times:
One where the youngest kicked the cage off the dresser. The hamster seemed OK afterwards even thought the dog tried to run off with it. I put the cage back together for the most part, some pieces have cracks or chips but it all works. That was just over a week ago.
The second was yesterday when the 3 yrd old got it out of the cage despite our locking 2 out of 3 doors for just this reason, and took it swimming in the bathroom sink. It seemed fine afterwards and active.
Today, all was fine until a couple of hours ago when suddenly it fell over on its back and started convulsing. It is now laying on a cushion while my son holds it, sometimes she stays still and breaths fast, sometimes she starts to twist around a couple of times in convulsions. She also seems to favor her left arm, but I can't seem to find any problem with it.
Anybody have any ideas on what is wrong? I can't tell if she suddenly took sick or broke an arm in a fall or something?
One where the youngest kicked the cage off the dresser. The hamster seemed OK afterwards even thought the dog tried to run off with it. I put the cage back together for the most part, some pieces have cracks or chips but it all works. That was just over a week ago.
The second was yesterday when the 3 yrd old got it out of the cage despite our locking 2 out of 3 doors for just this reason, and took it swimming in the bathroom sink. It seemed fine afterwards and active.
Today, all was fine until a couple of hours ago when suddenly it fell over on its back and started convulsing. It is now laying on a cushion while my son holds it, sometimes she stays still and breaths fast, sometimes she starts to twist around a couple of times in convulsions. She also seems to favor her left arm, but I can't seem to find any problem with it.
Anybody have any ideas on what is wrong? I can't tell if she suddenly took sick or broke an arm in a fall or something?