please help! i think my hamster is hurt!?

Question

i was just playing with my hamster, now she is dragging her legs everywhere! is she sick? i love her so much, please help! her legs dont work!

you people dont get it huh? MY HAMSTER IS DYING! YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE PAIN IM GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW! IT HURTS!!! WHY DOES EVERYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, i have given up, if i bring it to petco, will they put her to sleep for me? you do not understand how hard it was to type that...

Answer 1

First off I want to say that everyone who has answered your question so far with the EXCEPTION of PELOS P; has said the same thing.......

TAKE YOUR PET TO THE VET IMEDIATLY!!!!!!! If you HONESTLY love your hamster as you claim you do the LOGICAL thing for you to do is get it help IMEDIATLY. If you can't drive yourself ( and I'm betting you can't just by your whole attitude to those who have said the logical thing here) get your PARENTS to take you. I have to say, I'm in agreement that it sounds like either A: something happened and the poor little things lower spine has been broken; or B: something could have become dislocated also causing the lack of movement in her legs. Either way your sitting here waitng for someone to give you the correct answer in the hopes you can help the hamster yourself shows your not thinking straight right now. Stop yelling at all of us who have said the logical thing to do is take the animal to the vet and TAKE IT TO THE VET.
Your ONLY other option is to HUMAINLY put it down yourself if you are unable to get it to an after hours emergency vet service. What your doing now, letting her suffer as you are, allowing her to CONTINUE to try to move around possibly causing MORE damage in the long run in completely Inhumane. As one user said, they have developed much stricter laws now in regards to the care given to pets compared to years ago when the SPCA/ASPCA didn't have the kinds of people they have now which allows them to get involved in the welfare of pets.

So, quit yelling at us and go get that poor thing help other wise she really WILL DIE and I hate to say this but having a pet die in your hands because you failed to get it the help in needed imediatly to prevent the death from happening is FAR more cruel than having a pet die in your arms because you did everything humanly possible with the help of vet care and it still had to be put to sleep to ease it's suffering.

It breaks my heart to see how you can sit here and allow the pet to suffer when you say you love it and it's killing you to see it suffer yet refuse to do what the majority said you should do.

I just hope you've learned something from this horrific experiance and will listen when someone say's TAKE IT TO A VET.

Answer 2

Okay if you are serious, I'm really sorry about insensitivity here with some answers. Hamsters generally do not live very long. You say you were just playing with it but if you accidentally did something be honest with the doc. I would have it checked out and if nothing can be done to fix the animal you should have it put to sleep. Petco will not put animals to sleep. A pet hospital will.

Answer 3

You can't possibly be this ignorant-if you've mishandled your hamster...if you love so much why weren't you more careful-the fact that you haven't taken this hamster to a vet but allowing her to suffer is a crime and causing extreme suffering to an animal as your hamster must be is now a federal offense-you're either a moron or an abuser but whichever the case if you don't take your hamster to a vet and get her medical help-there are animal emergency clinics open when other vets are closed-look in the yellow pages-then I hope you get your just reward and remember this GOD SEES YOU-if you were being cruel and deliberately hurt this poosr hamster He's gonna get you.

Answer 4

Oh wow Jun! See, You placed tape for your hamster and the following factor you understand is the fur obtained off O_O.... Maybe somewhat piece of tape obtained off, and the fur went away with it so the fur got here out. Of path, it nonetheless might've being Hamtarl!!! So, I consider the exceptional of what you will have to do is placed them in seperate cages, go away it there for a couple of days, and if she's no longer harm then that imply HE did it! Or, exceptional, if you do not just like the boy hamster, you will have to supply him away.! It's for the exceptional lol.

Answer 5

Im sorry for you to have to hear this but your hamster has obviously broken its back.there is nothing that can be done for it.....if you truly love the hamster please put it in a box and put it in the freezer...it will just go to sleep and not wake up.Its for the best and I do feel for you.I worked at a petshoppe and we did that for people so they wouldn't have to.Its best if you do that and then tomorrow you can just take the box out and have a burial........again sorry
P.S. these things happen sometimes to small animals as they aren't meant to be held.
Zee

Answer 6

Does she have an exercise wheel with bars instead of complete plastic? If so, she could of gotten her legs stuck, and injured them. Otherwise, she could have a back injury, or she could just be odd. Only way to really know, is to find a small animal veterinarian to check her out.

Answer 7

Well the most reason hamster drag their legs is when they fell, either a place very high, or you Droped her.
You should take it to the Vet, they will know what to do.

Answer 8

I understand your pain, my dwarf hamster was really old, and had lost the use of her back legs, so we put her down.

Answer 9

Maybe she doesn't get enough exercise during times you don't play with her? See if getting a wheel for her will help. Take a look at this source.

Answer 10

Put that POS out of it's misery, I can't believe you broke its lower spinal chord to make it limp like that. Just flush it down the toilet to its watery hell. God you suck with animals. Ha Ha i can put it to sleep for free just get me some carb cleaner and a box i will do it for free! i will save you like 120 dollars