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Yesterday, my buddy Olly, my Winter White Russian Dwarf Hamster, was acting funny. He fell asleep in my hand, which he never has done before. He felt lifeless and just tired.
So we left him alone for a while and checked on him again later. He looked like he was having a seizure!! His body was convulsing and jerking him all over, mostly in a circle, and his eyes were wide open. We had no idea what would make this happen to him. We tried giving him his favorite foods right by his mouth so he could smell them and sort of wake up, but that didn’t work. I changed his bedding in case he was feeling queasy from his urine-filled bedding but that didn’t seem to do anything. I watched him for a long time, just sitting there, convulsing, and turning his body around in a circle, always fighting to land on his feet. It was terribly sad. We didn’t know what to do.
I Googled hamsters and seizures and found that other people have hamsters with the same issues. They were saying it’s best to remove anything stressful from the hamster’s environment. Make it dark for him and quiet. So we put him in a dark room and shut the door while we went to light some fireworks.
Came back and he looked alright. He had mostly stopped convulsing so we thought he was starting to pull through and feel a little better. His eyes were still wide open and he was still breathing in his little furry body. He just looked scared. We tried to give him powder of Ibuprofen to help ease his pain and powder of a Vitamin C to help him get better but he wouldn’t even open his mouth for anything. We hoped he would pull through the night and hang on to life. But at 9 am this morning, I woke up, looked over and saw his mostly white body laying on one side (not typical, he likes being on his feet). I tried to focus my eyes the best I could and sure enough, he had stopped breathing and his eyes were closed. I believe he died peacefully in his sleep because he was able to shut his eyes. His body was cold and hard when we touched him and put him in a mini casket so we can bury him. I just cannot believe I lost my lil Olly! All of the good memories I have of him… He will forever be in my heart. He’s my little mister. Love you Olly!!
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One Response to “Last Moments with Olly”
July 21st, 2010 at 11:47 pm
[...] They are so adorable!! Definitely babies! One is kinda spotted and the other looks just like Olly did. For now, I’m calling them Lookalike and Spotty. [...]