One of my hamsters is on his way out

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Demantoid

And tottering towards the rainbow bridge.
Marble (so named because he's small, round and when younger had a marbly black and white coat, although now he's almost all white) is definitely not long for this world. His balance is all wonky, poor little soul.

His brother Coleman died a few weeks ago, so when he goes I'll be down to my last two - Motley and Gray. I know they only live a couple of years, and these are all well past that now, but it still makes me sad, remembering when they were fit and feisty little balls of fluff..

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ikatailiMember

Aww deman....DONT MAKE ME POST THE POEM!1!

4/19/103:41 AM

DemantoidMember

You'll get a forum full of sniffly pet-lovers if you do.

4/19/103:45 AM

CroctacusMember

That bloody poem should be outlawed!!

I was going to ask how you knew he was on his way out....dos he have his shoes on and a packed lunch?

4/19/103:47 AM

DemantoidMember

He does have packed cheek pouches, Croc.
Still not much wrong with his appetite, the greedy little so-and-so..
But he has trouble walking around without toppling sideways, and it's a effort to climb the ladders in his cage now. He doesn't need to, because his bed and all the grub are on ground level. He doesn't appear to be in any distress, but I'm keeping an eye on it.

4/19/103:50 AM

CroctacusMember

That'll be me....eating right up to my last breath!!

4/19/103:51 AM

DemantoidMember

The one in my avatar (Gray) is still leaping around her cage and hanging upside down from the bars - she looks good a for a few more months yet

4/19/103:57 AM

CroctacusMember

I think I need my eyes tested...I always thought that was a cat in a cage

4/19/103:58 AM

ikatailiMember

We used to have a few hamsters....the little dwarf ones, they were dead cute, we bought the special cage and that...the cat still managed to get to them tho...we found one of them in a couple of pieces

RIP Boombar Jonesy

4/19/103:59 AM

DemantoidMember

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I think I need my eyes tested...I always thought that was a cat in a cage

She's a dwarf Campbell hammie

4/19/104:03 AM

DemantoidMember

ikataili

4/19/104:06 AM

ikatailiMember

I know...it was a right trauma coming down in the morning and finding that...gruesome it was

4/19/104:07 AM

DemantoidMember

Hamster carnage... and a smug-looking cat.

4/19/104:08 AM

ikatailiMember

It was like summat out of Final Destination....but with hamsters.

The cat was in trouble

4/19/104:10 AM

DemantoidMember

Reference:

The cat was in trouble

No Whiskas for you today, you've eaten enough..

4/19/104:11 AM

ikatailiMember

He knows he's in trouble when he hears 'GERTCHA'

4/19/104:12 AM

DemantoidMember

4/19/104:31 AM

BojanglesMember

4/19/107:48 AM

DemantoidMember

Is that

for my Marble, or

for the kitten at gunpoint, Bo?

4/19/107:54 AM

Sexy_KellyMember

I was very sad when my first hamster Charlie died

Not so when my second one Nipper went
And my third Archibald Douglas Royston Bob i was too busy being a naughty teenager to really feel anything when he passed

4/19/109:23 AM

DemantoidMember

Awww, I always have at least a twinge of regret when they go. If we were particularly good friends, I cry buckets

4/19/109:31 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Aww Deman,my Elwood is still doing ok even though he's geriatric too.His claws are dead long,but I can't cut them,scared I'll cut his toes,he's just too squirmy to tackle.

4/19/109:32 AM

DemantoidMember

Oh, they hate having that done. In Coleman's case, he had crooked teeth that he had trouble keeping filed down, so I had to trim those with nailclippers too.

Sorry he's no longer around, but not sorry I don't have to do that any more.

4/19/109:34 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

I tempt him to climb the bars with a bit of carrot and try to get at the claws with nail clippers,I've so far only managed to get at two.

4/19/109:43 AM

pgtipsMember

Awww Deman, we lost our Crunchie a couple of weeks ago,luckily he went in his sleep all tucked up in his little bed.... bless his little heart, I hope your little fella goes peacefully too...

4/19/109:51 AM

Sexy_KellyMember

I heard a rumour years and years ago that hamsters hibernate and that loads and loads of hamsters that get buried each year are actually just asleep.

4/19/1010:06 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

They only hibernate if your house is freezing.I mean way below average temp.

4/19/1010:08 AM

BojanglesMember

I'm a sniffy pet lover Dermantoid It's for Marble,but glad he's still hanging on in there.

for Marble

4/19/102:23 PM

BojanglesMember

Sorry about the spelling of your name demantoid.

4/19/102:25 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

for the Toid and Marble.

4/19/103:40 PM

DemantoidMember

Update - he's still with us and he's been pootling around the cage in the same wobbly way. But he seems happy enough, has been eating and drinking and his mate Motley (great white shark colouring, curly whiskers) is being considerate and snuggling up with him.

4/20/1012:36 AM

suzybeanMember

Awww. I'm not really a hamster person but hang on in there Marble

4/20/101:06 AM

DemantoidMember

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Awww Deman, we lost our Crunchie a couple of weeks ago,luckily he went in his sleep all tucked up in his little bed.... bless his little heart, I hope your little fella goes peacefully too...

Awwwww... R.I.P, Crunchie

4/20/101:10 AM

TattooMember

Give it some honeyor syrup it may be low blood/sugar related. If not then the sweetness will make it happy...

4/20/101:35 AM

DemantoidMember

I think it's just old age, Tatts. He's well past the two-year mark now. Nice thought, though. I'm going to pick him some dandelion leaves later, because he those are his fave.

4/20/101:43 AM

Former Member

At least when he pootles off this Earthly coil, he will have been a much loved furbaby who's given hours of fun and happiness.

Enjoy him whilst he's still here, you'll miss him when he's gone

I'm very emotional now

I hate when pets die as they are like family.

4/20/101:54 AM

DemantoidMember

Not like family, Pengy, they are family.

Some people might think it's stupid to get so attached to a little animal that only lives a couple of years, but we know different, don't we? Thanks for your kind words, everyone.

4/20/102:11 AM

Queen of the High TeasMember

You're right Deman, animals are part of the family and they always leave a big hole when they inevitably leave us. Keep hanging on there Marble.

4/20/103:38 AM

DemantoidMember

Thanks, Queenie

4/20/103:55 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

Toid and Marble

4/20/105:47 AM

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