I'm the only one at home so I do the feeding and the nearest vet is in the next town. Anything that you could recommend to prevent them from catching the cold would help. Thanks.
2007-02-03 06:21:57 · 9 answers · asked by coy 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I'm the only one at home so I do the feeding. The nearest vet is in the next town so anything I could do to prevent them from contracting the cold would help. Thanks.
2007-02-03 06:25:07 · update #1
First off don't panic! Most diseases aren't transmitted between species (including the common cold) so just calm down. I've been sick MANY times around my hamsters with no problem.
My recommendation would be to feed your animals as you normally would but if you are really concerned use only a drop or two of liquid vitamin C with their water and no more than that. You should also consider buying a liquid vitamin for them when you are well to boost their immune system anyways. Also wash your hands before and after feeding them and reduce your contact with them to a minimum if you are really concerned there might be a problem.
Honestly though I'm SURE that you are fine and that your hamsters won't die because you are sick (unless you have the plague or monkey pox or something absurd like that! LOL).
P.S. You can usually call a vet for information like this for free. They usually don't mind answering questions of the sort you asked on the phone for no charge.
2007-02-03 06:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jade Orchid 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a hamster can be effected by a human cold virus. Plus, vitamin C in a human dosage would be waaaay too strong for a hamster. So you don't need to do anything. If you're worried then wash your hands before handling them and disinfect things you've touched before that they have access to.
2007-02-03 06:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of a hamster getting a human's cold or flu. As a child I had hamsters, rats, mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits; none of my pets ever caught anything from me. Don't worry about it.
2007-02-03 06:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You take the vit.c and leave the hampsters alone to find a way to get the heck away from you, I hope they don't commit it. You may want to let them run free...
2007-02-03 06:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by lee f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, do not mix it in with their water. It could be very toxic to them and might kill them. Do not hold your hamster when you are sick. They get very sick and will die a very slow and painful death.
2007-02-03 14:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by jeviper653 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't give animals human medicine, thay are so much smaller and different than us it can actually end up killing them in the long run!
2007-02-03 06:25:09 · answer #6 · answered by Tigerluvr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to a pet store near you and pick up some vitamin drops.
2007-02-03 09:51:22 · answer #7 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very difficult to transmit disease across species.
2007-02-03 06:25:59 · answer #8 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your hamster will not catch you cold. Please do not give them anything other than their normal diet.
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2007-02-03 06:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋