Lyra
Apr 23, 2003, 10:00 AM
Okay I never really wanted to write a thread in this forum; I was hoping I would never have to!
You will probably guess where this is going by the next sentence, and you can skip reading what problem I have next, and just reply.
My sister and I both got our hamsters at the same time, hers was a honey colour and white hamster, called Otak and I got a grey hamster, and I called him Ipsen. Both really cute! My hamster was probably the runt of the litter, being the size he was. My hamster was definitely the one who got injured more; he was a real kamikaze hamster!
Anyway, Ipsen had a lump on his back; most likely just a small bone that stuck out slightly, but I kind of had a feeling it wasn’t a bone. A while back I was cleaning out Ipsens cage, when I opened his nest, and all the bedding was covered in blood. I was really scared, and showed my mother, who looked him over, and saw that the blood had come from his lower region. The next day I came home from school and my mother had taken Ipsen to the vet. The vet had seen him, and said that my hamster had diarrhoea, which is really dangerous for hamsters. He said it was most likely diarrhoea, but he had shown my mum lots of little lumps in Ipsen that shouldn’t be there. Maybe the lumps were Cancerous? I don’t think the vet knew. He asked if the other hamster was okay, which he was, and then asked if Ipsen still drinks and eats. Hamsters go of food and drink easily if they’re ill. Ipsen was still okay, and really lively, even though he was ill. The Vet gave him some injections, and a medicine for us to put in his water. He said Ipsen was badly dehydrated.
For the next few weeks we put the medicine in his water, and I played with him allot. Ipsen drank so much! But his diarrhoea was still bad. Once the medicine run out, my mum said that we’d see what happened next. For the next week I never really saw Ipsen, If I did, I didn’t want to disturb him, because all he would do was go to the toilet, go drink, shove food in to his cheeks and run back to his nest. Ipsen seemed well enough, as he was pretty lively. I thought he would be okay.
On Tuesday (yesterday) I was upstairs revising for chemistry S.A.T’s when my mum called up to me, saying I think you should come down stairs, she was going to the vets. My sister and I ran down the stairs so fast that I nearly fell over. Mum said she had just seen Ipsen. He was walking weirdly, and he couldn’t get up his ladder. Mum had helped him up, but he couldn’t drink even. Then she said she had noticed something sticking out of his lower region. She said it looked like his intestine or something. I cried then. My mum said we had to go to the vets in 15 minutes. She told me to get a box ready for him so we could transport him easily. My mum gave me a towel to hold him in, and opened his home. Ipsen was in there. Blood was around him. She took him out, and he walked so oddly, like he was drunk. My mum thought he was delirious with pain. Coming out of him was something all purple and red. I held him in the cloth, and put him and his hut in a small box. My mum came back down stairs, and told me had to be prepared. My sister said good bye to him.
We got to the vets, and 10 minutes later Ipsen was called in. I was really crying now. The vet took him out and looked at him. Ipsen had lost so much weigh, and was really dehydrated. The Vet said they can’t operate on small animals, and hamsters go off their food and drink even is the operation was successful. He said that the end of the bowel was dead, and told me I couldn’t do anything for him. My mum asked me if I wanted to leave the room. I didn’t. I stayed with Ipsen. The vet injected him, and Ipsen fell asleep. I was crying so hard. I told Ipsen every thing was going to be okay. And I know many people think its stupid to love small creatures like hamsters, lost of people think that theirs no point in talking to hamsters. My friends think I’m insane that I love my hamster. I told my hamster I loved him, yes you might think I’m stupid but my hamster was part of my family now. I have had him for 1 and a half years. Ipsen fell ‘asleep’ and we took him home. I cried for the rest of the day. We put Ipsen’s home back in his cage, and waited to bury him. We buried him last night in the garden. My mum used one of her really pretty boxed for us to put him in.
I really miss Ipsen. Already I just want to hug him. We cleaned out his cage today. Now the corner only has Otaks cage in. I feel so empty. I keep crying randomly. All I really want right now is Ipsen.
I know this might be stupid to some of you, but I wanted to put this here.
I really miss Ipsen, and I’m now not sure what to do with out him. I don’t want another hamster yet as it hurts too much. I keep thinking, Ispen must be so cold, so scared.
But he not there any more. I want to believe he’s gone somewhere like a heaven, but I’m afraid there is none. I’m afraid Ipsen is just dead.
I’m sorry to put all this here. But I really just wanted to tell somebody else, other then my family and not my friend because they will laugh.
I miss Ipsen so much.
:(
You will probably guess where this is going by the next sentence, and you can skip reading what problem I have next, and just reply.
My sister and I both got our hamsters at the same time, hers was a honey colour and white hamster, called Otak and I got a grey hamster, and I called him Ipsen. Both really cute! My hamster was probably the runt of the litter, being the size he was. My hamster was definitely the one who got injured more; he was a real kamikaze hamster!
Anyway, Ipsen had a lump on his back; most likely just a small bone that stuck out slightly, but I kind of had a feeling it wasn’t a bone. A while back I was cleaning out Ipsens cage, when I opened his nest, and all the bedding was covered in blood. I was really scared, and showed my mother, who looked him over, and saw that the blood had come from his lower region. The next day I came home from school and my mother had taken Ipsen to the vet. The vet had seen him, and said that my hamster had diarrhoea, which is really dangerous for hamsters. He said it was most likely diarrhoea, but he had shown my mum lots of little lumps in Ipsen that shouldn’t be there. Maybe the lumps were Cancerous? I don’t think the vet knew. He asked if the other hamster was okay, which he was, and then asked if Ipsen still drinks and eats. Hamsters go of food and drink easily if they’re ill. Ipsen was still okay, and really lively, even though he was ill. The Vet gave him some injections, and a medicine for us to put in his water. He said Ipsen was badly dehydrated.
For the next few weeks we put the medicine in his water, and I played with him allot. Ipsen drank so much! But his diarrhoea was still bad. Once the medicine run out, my mum said that we’d see what happened next. For the next week I never really saw Ipsen, If I did, I didn’t want to disturb him, because all he would do was go to the toilet, go drink, shove food in to his cheeks and run back to his nest. Ipsen seemed well enough, as he was pretty lively. I thought he would be okay.
On Tuesday (yesterday) I was upstairs revising for chemistry S.A.T’s when my mum called up to me, saying I think you should come down stairs, she was going to the vets. My sister and I ran down the stairs so fast that I nearly fell over. Mum said she had just seen Ipsen. He was walking weirdly, and he couldn’t get up his ladder. Mum had helped him up, but he couldn’t drink even. Then she said she had noticed something sticking out of his lower region. She said it looked like his intestine or something. I cried then. My mum said we had to go to the vets in 15 minutes. She told me to get a box ready for him so we could transport him easily. My mum gave me a towel to hold him in, and opened his home. Ipsen was in there. Blood was around him. She took him out, and he walked so oddly, like he was drunk. My mum thought he was delirious with pain. Coming out of him was something all purple and red. I held him in the cloth, and put him and his hut in a small box. My mum came back down stairs, and told me had to be prepared. My sister said good bye to him.
We got to the vets, and 10 minutes later Ipsen was called in. I was really crying now. The vet took him out and looked at him. Ipsen had lost so much weigh, and was really dehydrated. The Vet said they can’t operate on small animals, and hamsters go off their food and drink even is the operation was successful. He said that the end of the bowel was dead, and told me I couldn’t do anything for him. My mum asked me if I wanted to leave the room. I didn’t. I stayed with Ipsen. The vet injected him, and Ipsen fell asleep. I was crying so hard. I told Ipsen every thing was going to be okay. And I know many people think its stupid to love small creatures like hamsters, lost of people think that theirs no point in talking to hamsters. My friends think I’m insane that I love my hamster. I told my hamster I loved him, yes you might think I’m stupid but my hamster was part of my family now. I have had him for 1 and a half years. Ipsen fell ‘asleep’ and we took him home. I cried for the rest of the day. We put Ipsen’s home back in his cage, and waited to bury him. We buried him last night in the garden. My mum used one of her really pretty boxed for us to put him in.
I really miss Ipsen. Already I just want to hug him. We cleaned out his cage today. Now the corner only has Otaks cage in. I feel so empty. I keep crying randomly. All I really want right now is Ipsen.
I know this might be stupid to some of you, but I wanted to put this here.
I really miss Ipsen, and I’m now not sure what to do with out him. I don’t want another hamster yet as it hurts too much. I keep thinking, Ispen must be so cold, so scared.
But he not there any more. I want to believe he’s gone somewhere like a heaven, but I’m afraid there is none. I’m afraid Ipsen is just dead.
I’m sorry to put all this here. But I really just wanted to tell somebody else, other then my family and not my friend because they will laugh.
I miss Ipsen so much.
:(