Mae: Sorry I didn't send you off

Mae came to me as an abandoned hamster, found by my mum in a corridor of the Yishun estate.

She was flourishing and eating well. Until she had a growth on her jaw on 9 Nov 2009.

She was very active and responsive to me on 26 Nov 2009 night. But the next evening, 27 Nov 2009, I noticed that she was on the brink of death - lifeless yet breathing very shallowly. As I was on my way out for a holiday, my mum volunteered to check on her the next morning. But we both knew she won't make it thru the night.

I reached home 2 hrs ago and found her cage empty.

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13 May - 28 Nov 2009

Sleep tight, my ger.

I shall miss your fearless squeaking whenever I try to handle you.
I shall miss your lil body hidden somewhere in the bedding.
I shall miss watching you burrow deep into the bedding.

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Mae: Diagnosis

OK, went to the vet this afternoon.

Diagnosis:

• Not a wart.
• Not an abscess cos it is very hard.
• Cannot be operated on cos the growth starts from the jaw.
• Will it grow until it obstruct the airway? Yes & No. But do expect the swell to be bigger in a wk's time. If that happens, PTS is the next best thing.
• So Mae was prescribed anti-inflammatory & antibiotics to see if the swell can be reduced.

Now, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the meds will help.

Mae: 1st Visit to Vet

It seems like the lump warrants a visit to the vet this weekend.



And it is not an ordinary wart. But something that might restrict her eating & swallowing.



And that might mean a major operation. If that is the case, I'll rather go PTS.



Haiz!

Mae: Not Well

A few mths ago, I spotted a lump at the “underarms”. On & off, I will apply aloe vera gel. And it seemed to be under control = no change in size, no punctured wounds due to scratching.

Just this week, I noticed another lump. Right under her chin. *faint* And overnight it has grown to a rather big size. Despite this lump, she is alert but not running on wheel as much … or shud I say I have not seen/heard her running. So I will change it to the smaller wheel and see how. She is also eating well on the dry mix - Vitakraft.

I am very tempted to bring her to the vet. But fear that it’ll be another PTS-case, like Nutmeg. Still, I will monitor her for another week.

A Sunday Brunch

of Cabbage & Asparagus

Zane


Mae


Kimchi



Evie

Snowie was fast asleep.

New cage setup

With the new ger, I also got meself a new cage. And it's the renowned IMAC FANTASY which is not available in SG. So when it's made available to me, I just grabbed ... without thinking.

Thankfully fellow hamster-frens gave me some tips on using it together with the OVO Loft for Snowie.

And Snowie seems to like the new set up.

And this is what greeted me every day & night.

OVO LOft + Imac Fantasy = Snowie
Blue Cage Top = Kimchi
Blue Cage Bottom = Evie
Habitrail = Mae
NPF = Zane

2009 2009

is an auspicious day to move house.

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I've FINALLY bot an OVO Loft for Snowie. Cos the NPF cage with the BIG hideout and sand box, she simply had no floor area.

And it was huge manz!!!! The Ovo Loft. I was shocked when I first set eyes on it. But it'll be an investment. Cos it'll be the home for all the Syrians I'll be keeping.




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Then Nutmeg took over Snowie's NPF cage. A perfect size. And I might add a 2nd deck for her.


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And Mae took over Nutmeg's Habitrail Cage.



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I was supposed to throw away one of these cages. But I decided to use it for Evie. So now she has TWO cages.

And I'll be using this cage for both Evie & Mae.

More pictures

Evie

Mae

Nutmeg

Housing Updates

Evie & Nutmeg

The abv two cages belong to Evie (bottom) & Nutmeg (top). Initially I bot the green cage for Evie. But it's a tad too big for her, esp the wheel. So I switched with Nutmeg. The 2nd deck in Evie's cage belongs to Nutmeg's cage. But Nutmeg is not making *full* use of it. So I use it for Evie.

Mae & Snowie

These two cages belong to Mae (top) and Snowie (bottom). As Snowie loves climbing among all, I will give her the 2nd deck to see how it goes.

Fresh Foods II

I served these veges to the gers last nite - organic alfalfa sprouts, leafy veges from the mixed salad pack, bitter gourd and brocolli.


But I only managed to catch Evie & Nutmeg at the food dish. Snowie was STILL fast asleep in the hideout.



As usual, Mae ignore the temptation of fresh foods. Yet I did catch her digging into her dry mix.

A Morning Call

Evie

Mae

Nutmeg

Snowie

Her Lil Corner

She'd rather nap in that corner than in the hideout I gave her. *roll eyes*

But she'll still sleep in the hideout *cheesy grin*

Mae & Evie: Updates

Evie: My Lil Mermaid

Mae: A "new' bed

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From this cage combi for Mae & Evie

To this ...

Mae has gotten back her cage,
but downgraded to a 2-storey due to rusty grills.

Evie has been upgrade to a Habitrail cage
with a super big wheel.