Tuesday, June 19, 2007

HAMSTER CARE

before...

Ever heard of hamster-sitting? Well, I was tickled pink to be asked to hamster-sit. The wee little one was spotted with open wounds that wouldn't heal, and that was not due to the incompetence of his vet. Hamster had been caught chewing himself, much to the chagrin of his owners. This being their daughter's first pet, and they had to choose one that was prone to self-mutilation. Oh, their shock, their disbelief, their helplessness.

after...

Hamster looked like a hamster once again. He had fur, and was no longer raw and blistering. Thanks to doses of Vitamin C-laced water, fresh balcony air, antibiotic power and TIME.

Why TIME?

Time taken to do the above, time taken to occupy him after he had been sprinkled with medicine, so that he did not nibble his recovering flesh away.

Went back to the loving arms of his Mummy when he was 90% recovered, hooray!