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Post by clover on Apr 4, 2004 22:12:10 GMT -5
Recently, I've heard of 2 cases of chinchillas with head tilt. This head tilt is similar to the rabbit's head tilt, as both are caused by bacterial infection in the ear. 1 chinchilla died as it refused to take food and water and deteoriated very quickly. The other chin recovered. The 2nd chin was put on baytril and some other medications, plus the owner kept feeding it every few hours. It cld not eat by itself. The 2nd chin recovered, but it did take some time. One thing I noted was that the owner of the 2nd chin did spent alot of time watching it cos he's not working. But for the 1st chinchilla, the owner was working and cld not afford to stay at home to feed it every few hours. Quite a sad thing.
I guess some pets do need something like day-care nurses. Sick pets alwiz need more care.
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Post by ghost on Apr 5, 2004 11:46:20 GMT -5
Head Tilt again....the word head tilt kind of bring sadness lei....i've seen a bunny with head tilt....& she passaway....wondering what other animals will suffer from this Head Tilt thingy....?  |
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Post by clover on Apr 7, 2004 3:12:31 GMT -5
Guinea pigs can also suffer from head tilt.
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Post by ghost on Apr 7, 2004 11:43:29 GMT -5
Guinea pigs can also suffer from head tilt. Huh?Is it?....then what abt hamsters??  |
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Post by geraldo on Apr 7, 2004 13:20:53 GMT -5
Was browsin as guest cos ni 2 go Zzzzz liao till i came across this thread......... YES!....hamster do suffer from HEAD TILT! www.petwebsite.com/strokes.htmthere's mre on the web...din check out all yet. |
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Post by ghost on Apr 7, 2004 13:25:43 GMT -5
Was browsin as guest cos ni 2 go Zzzzz liao till i came across this thread......... YES!....hamster do suffer from HEAD TILT! www.petwebsite.com/strokes.htmthere's mre on the web...din check out all yet. Thanks,Geraldo....will go chack out the webbie later....maybe 2morow...it's late liao...gonna go sleep too....  |
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Post by ghost on Apr 7, 2004 13:31:42 GMT -5
Hamsters: Hamster Care: Health: Stroke
Hamsters can suffer from strokes and these most often occur overnight when the hamster is active. The hamster may appear unco-ordinated with semi-paralysis on one side of the body resulting in a head tilt and inability to walk straight. The hamster may also fall over repeatedly or be unable to sit up.
Many hamsters do recover well from strokes but it is essential in the early days following a stroke that the hamster continues to eat and drink and depending on the severity of the stroke it may be necessary to hand feed the hamster and take it to the water bottle to enable it to drink, or place the hamster in the nest with some food and move the water bottle close to the nest.
Hamsters that have suffered strokes usually show some improvement within a couple of days and will continue to improve over the next few weeks, regaining their mobility and co-ordination. However, some head tilt may remain.
Another cause of head tilt and loss of balance may be an ear infection and therefore if the hamster shows no improvement within a day or two veterinary advice should be sought as it may be a cureable ear infection.
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Post by clover on Apr 7, 2004 21:21:27 GMT -5
So now we know that rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs and hamsters can all have head tilt. I know that a dog can have head tilt as well. But I'm not very sure about cats.
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Post by ghost on Apr 8, 2004 12:24:51 GMT -5
Ya...i didn't know so many type of small animals can get Head Tilts untill i read that this....hmmm.....  |
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