I fear that my beautiful white hamster, Miracle, is about to leave this world. Last night she just wasn't herself. She appeared to be having trouble breathing, was very weak and wobbly, wasn't able to open her eyes, and wouldn't take any food or water. At one point she just kind of fell over on her side with only her little feet moving slightly. I was convinced that she was drawing her final breath and couldn't bear to watch so I left the room.
I returned to the room a couple of hours later expecting to go outside to bury my little friend. However, she had pulled herself back up and was making attempts to wobble around her cage. It was then that I remembered the medicine that I still had from my last visit to the vet. I administered some Albon and left her to rest for the night.
This morning Miracle's eyes were open and she was willing to take some food. She is still very unstable. I gave her more Albon today and then got her to eat some red leaf lettuce soaked in pedialyte. I also added a fleece blanket for her in case she was cold. She is probably around 2 years old which I realize is about the life span of a hamster. I'm afraid that all I can do is watch and wait and try to keep her as comfortable as possible.
