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Goodbye, MikoSan

August 3, 2007 at 3:20 pm · Filed under Hamsters

Friday the 13th. The day MikoSan left me. Yes, the lovely girl in the previous sumo post.

She was panting hard again. I started the rescue remedy all over again which happened once 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks before she was gone, I noticed she didn’t eat any fresh food I gave her the night before. That was when I saw her restless and panting hard. So I rushed off to get some fresh thyme, crushed them and wave it around her as I suspect her condition was due to some respiratory problems. And since she was not eating, I fed her with some semi-liquid formula. Despite being weaker, she found the presence of the thyme in the tank intrusive and even attempted to attack the thyme. B suggested infusing some eucalyptus oil to help relieve her breathing problems. She seemed calmer after that and even climbed onto my hand, wanting to come out.

After 2 days of worrying and ‘rescuing’, she was back to normal and gained back her energy. When she started to eat her food, I was really relieved. Even more relieved when she had the energy to even escape when I went out of the house. I reckon she would be weak to come out, thus didn’t cover her tank. What a pleasant surprise when I found her tank empty when I got home and found her chewing on the mattress happily.

It was 2 weeks later when the symptoms are back again, I tried the previous methods but it didn’t work well this time. And then she was gone. Just like that. I hope she didn’t suffer much.

MikoSan was 5 weeks old when I brought her home. She has got a round, pretty face and some fat genes. Different mum from MikiSan and Kimchi, she’s not as active but still pretty energetic. She didn’t give me any problems only till she left. Other than 2 incidents when she fought with Kimchi and got a pretty nasty bite on her face, she was a lovely girl. Her wound healed and she was still as pretty.

Below are some of the photos I took of her.

This was the picture I used where I added the sumo suit on her.

This blog started partly cos I want to share some stories and pictures of my hamsters. But it’s sad that till date I get to blogged about their demises only.

I cherished the extra 2 weeks I had with MikoSan. Miss you lots, MikoSan.

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6 Comments »

wiffygal wrote @ August 4th, 2007 at 3:56 am

Miko San’s such a beauty & a special hamham. Love her cute face. She’s now playing happily wif Porkie Pie and the other hamhams.

didally wrote @ August 4th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

Wiffy, yeah, she’s such a beauty. =)

Corinne wrote @ August 6th, 2007 at 12:41 pm

I can understand your feelings. Must be very sad. I can remember that time when my dog was burnt, all of our family were very worried and sad too. Aniway wish Mikosan all the best in another world

creepcake wrote @ August 16th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

Your Syrian hamster is very lovely and has a gorgeous coat. Did you purchase her from a local petshop or a local breeder? I’m interested in getting a Syrian hamster as a pet (currently am the owner of a Winter White dwarf) and would like to know where you bought Miko San from. Thanks!

didally wrote @ August 16th, 2007 at 8:55 pm

Hi creepcake, thanks for your kind words. MikoSan is from a local breeder.

Just curious, how did u know about my blog? =)

didally.com » Rest Well, Kimchi wrote @ March 24th, 2008 at 5:54 pm

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