I bought hamsters from PetSmart about 2 weeks ago, 3 Siberian males. One of them that had bright red eyes, is now turning white. I have no idea how old they are, the guy at PetSmart didn't know either. The other 2 hamsters are fine, but I am worried about this one and I don't know what to do, is it allready old and dying? Thanks for your help.
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When my hamster's eyes went white he went blind. He was just old and passed away shortly after. I hope that's not the case for your hamster. :(
that happen to my hamster once i took it to the vet and they said that it was because it was becoming blind they did some surgery and i fine now.. good luck
usually when the eyes start to turn white that's an indication of blindness.
The hamster might be sick,I heard dat 4 some animals if you wanna know they are sick then they eyes tend to turn white,it probably is a sign of old age or dat the haamster is sick,I suggest you take him to the vet,now you may know dat your hamster is NOT very sick but just kinda a lil sick or starting to be sick,I hope this helps you and hope dat the hamster will be fine!!Good Luck!
sounds like cataracts. hamsters don't usually live very long (something like from 3 to 5 yrs). cataracts are not painful, but it does mean they will go blind eventually. they usually don't have much trouble adapting. just don't move the stuff around in their cage, keep it an environment they're familiar with.
it could be cataracts which means hes going blind. i think its fixable now though. i had a blind hamster when i was young, just takes a bit of extra lookin after.
and it was quite funny watching him falling about and bumping into things
i'm sure your hamster is going blind..you should maybe take it to the vet before it gets any worse.good luck
older animals who start to have a gradually fogging of the eyes usually are diagnosed with glaucoma.
Without being seen by a vet, it would be hard to know.but if it is glaucoma it won't lessen your hamster's life as long as when you let it out of the cage you keep an eye on it. Hamster's are nearsighted in the first place, so it normally can't see further than 7 inches. With glaucoma, the sight might be limited or completely gone.
As I am sure you are aware, the only true diagnoses is to be seen by a vet.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na.
cataracts are the most common cause of eyes going milky.
i am sorry to tell you this but your hamster is going blind
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from 1st..my hamster r very active on her cage after awhile..she start fight with the other hamster now her eye close up when even she eat,play or drink..and now she start non-active tis few days..and her eye keep close..can i know it will harm or make her blind?
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