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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 10:07:05 GMT 1
I was cleaning out my daughters hamster Optimus Prime (don't ask!!) last night and he bit me!!! I've never ever been bitten by a hamster before and I've worked in a pet shop for 4 years!!  It took a good 5-10 mins to stop bleeding and it was pouring!! I'm still in pain this morning it's throbbing away like mad atm! I've got a plaster around it to hold it together at the mo and I put some sudocrem on last night, but it's still killing me! OH can do the cleaning out from now on!! |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jun 12, 2008 10:21:58 GMT 1
I was cleaning out my daughters hamster Optimus Prime (don't ask!!) last night and he bit me!!! I've never ever been bitten by a hamster before and I've worked in a pet shop for 4 years!! It took a good 5-10 mins to stop bleeding and it was pouring!! I'm still in pain this morning it's throbbing away like mad atm! I've got a plaster around it to hold it together at the mo and I put some sudocrem on last night, but it's still killing me! OH can do the cleaning out from now on!! They can be painful - I had one when I was about 4/5, Hammy (ok original!) - and he bit me one morning, blood everywhere - big mistake when Mom was trying to get me ready for school, making sure my brothers were up and getting ready for work, we were having a damp course put in the house and she was trying to sort herself out for work! She did spare him but it was close and she was never very keen on him after that! |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jun 12, 2008 10:23:36 GMT 1
Sorry, hope it gets better soon and it's one job you can pass on!
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Post by debbiem on Jun 12, 2008 10:30:40 GMT 1
I remember one of mine biting me when I was small - I was convinced that its top and bottom teeth had met inside my finger it was that frenzied! Once bitten never forgotten. Maybe you disturbed him during a sublime moment of religious reflection Debi. ;D |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 11:16:28 GMT 1
I'm sure it connected with bone in the middle!! It's all purple and swollen.
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 13:32:38 GMT 1
It's eased off a bit now, the swelling seems to have gone down a bit, I think it just got really bruised. I took the plaster off to let some air get to it and it looks a bit better for it.
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Post by madonplants on Jun 12, 2008 14:27:54 GMT 1
It's eased off a bit now, the swelling seems to have gone down a bit, I think it just got really bruised. I took the plaster off to let some air get to it and it looks a bit better for it. Have you had a tetanus jab recently? |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 12, 2008 14:30:42 GMT 1
It's eased off a bit now, the swelling seems to have gone down a bit, I think it just got really bruised. I took the plaster off to let some air get to it and it looks a bit better for it. Have you had a tetanus jab recently? Just what I was going to say Keith. I think this is worthy of an anti-tet if not, Debi you have to think of the baby too. |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 14:39:54 GMT 1
I can't have a tetanus jab, I looked it up on the net, they say there is a risk to the baby. I'm within my 10 years as well. I have to make sure I'm up to date for work.
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 12, 2008 14:47:10 GMT 1
I can't have a tetanus jab, I looked it up on the net, they say there is a risk to the baby. I'm within my 10 years as well. I have to make sure I'm up to date for work. There is a way. Torniquay your arm right at the top, tightening until you arm is numb and going blue. Then have the tetanus injection. Then give your arm a good shake to spread it around and get it to the finger tips. Before removing the touriquet slice the end off one finger and drain the blood from the arm (it's only around a pint - same as you give to the BTS). Then you can remove the tornakay and fill your arm up again. Voila - baby unharmed  |
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Post by debbiem on Jun 12, 2008 16:49:02 GMT 1
I can't have a tetanus jab, I looked it up on the net, they say there is a risk to the baby. I'm within my 10 years as well. I have to make sure I'm up to date for work. There is a way. Torniquay your arm right at the top, tightening until you arm is numb and going blue. Then have the tetanus injection. Then give your arm a good shake to spread it around and get it to the finger tips. Before removing the touriquet sliuce the end off one finger and drain the blood from the arm (it's only around a pint - same as you give to the BTS). Then you can remove the tornakay and fill your arm up again. Voila - baby unharmed There is another way - just ring up NHS direct for piece of mind Deb - you can always fall back on Sleepy's way if you get no joy. ;D |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 12, 2008 17:09:42 GMT 1
I can't have a tetanus jab, I looked it up on the net, they say there is a risk to the baby. I'm within my 10 years as well. I have to make sure I'm up to date for work. There is a way. Torniquay your arm right at the top, tightening until you arm is numb and going blue. Then have the tetanus injection. Then give your arm a good shake to spread it around and get it to the finger tips. Before removing the touriquet slice the end off one finger and drain the blood from the arm (it's only around a pint - same as you give to the BTS). Then you can remove the tornakay and fill your arm up again. Voila - baby unharmed Psycho Hamster, Sleepy, not Psycho!! |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 12, 2008 17:11:30 GMT 1
There is a way. Torniquay your arm right at the top, tightening until you arm is numb and going blue. Then have the tetanus injection. Then give your arm a good shake to spread it around and get it to the finger tips. Before removing the touriquet slice the end off one finger and drain the blood from the arm (it's only around a pint - same as you give to the BTS). Then you can remove the tornakay and fill your arm up again. Voila - baby unharmed Psycho Hamster, Sleepy, not Psycho!! Now now... I know what I am talking about - I have had medical training. Well.... next best thing, I've watched most of the episodes of Holby City. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 12, 2008 17:13:30 GMT 1
Psycho Hamster, Sleepy, not Psycho!! Now now... I know what I am talking about - I have had medical training. Well.... next best thing, I've watched most of the episodes of Holby City. May I remind you that I was on-hand, imparting valuable medical advice them you had that first giant millipede incubating in your neck...! |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 12, 2008 17:19:23 GMT 1
Psycho Hamster, Sleepy, not Psycho!! Now now... I know what I am talking about - I have had medical training. Well.... next best thing, I've watched most of the episodes of Holby City. Flying Doctor was so much better! |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 17:42:49 GMT 1
There is a way. Torniquay your arm right at the top, tightening until you arm is numb and going blue. Then have the tetanus injection. Then give your arm a good shake to spread it around and get it to the finger tips. Before removing the touriquet sliuce the end off one finger and drain the blood from the arm (it's only around a pint - same as you give to the BTS). Then you can remove the tornakay and fill your arm up again. Voila - baby unharmed There is another way - just ring up NHS direct for piece of mind Deb - you can always fall back on Sleepy's way if you get no joy. ;D I looked it up on tinternet. Apparantly, they're worse if the hamster is under 6 months old (we've had him since xmas) so I think I'm in the clear, also you can go into anaphalactic shock with bites but that happens instantly, so I'm safe of that. I think it's just very bruised. If it starts getting hot I'll be straight up the Urgent Care Centre I promise! |
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Post by emseypop on Jun 12, 2008 17:56:24 GMT 1
There is another way - just ring up NHS direct for piece of mind Deb - you can always fall back on Sleepy's way if you get no joy. ;D I looked it up on tinternet. Apparantly, they're worse if the hamster is under 6 months old (we've had him since xmas) so I think I'm in the clear, also you can go into anaphalactic shock with bites but that happens instantly, so I'm safe of that. I think it's just very bruised. If it starts getting hot I'll be straight up the Urgent Care Centre I promise! If you start sleeping in the day and storing food in yer cheeks, start worrying ;D |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 17:58:55 GMT 1
Maybe it was the food I gave him after midnight the other night...
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 12, 2008 18:34:07 GMT 1
There is another way - just ring up NHS direct for piece of mind Deb - you can always fall back on Sleepy's way if you get no joy. ;D I looked it up on tinternet. Apparantly, they're worse if the hamster is under 6 months old (we've had him since xmas) so I think I'm in the clear, also you can go into anaphalactic shock with bites but that happens instantly, so I'm safe of that. I think it's just very bruised. If it starts getting hot I'll be straight up the Urgent Care Centre I promise! Perhaps he is a carnivore? Or a vampire Hamster.... A Vamster?  .does he hide from daylight, and have you developed any photo-sensitivity yourself? |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 12, 2008 19:09:36 GMT 1
He was a rescue, somebody dumped him around the corner from work in his cage outside in the pouring rain a couple of days before xmas. his cage was swimming with water. Maybe they dumped him because he was a biter. Saying that we've had him out dozens of times without any probs.
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jun 12, 2008 22:34:57 GMT 1
Try putting a live moth in a hamster cage and watch what happens - you may be amazed!  ugh...... Id feel sorry for both! |
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Post by maggyd on Jun 13, 2008 15:22:20 GMT 1
He was a rescue, somebody dumped him around the corner from work in his cage outside in the pouring rain a couple of days before xmas. his cage was swimming with water. Maybe they dumped him because he was a biter. Saying that we've had him out dozens of times without any probs. Now you know why!! Debs I would dab some TCP on it or even dip in hot water with tcp I know it hurts Ive been bitten by hampsters and gerbils when my kids were young! its a good idea to wear gloves when your cleaning them out I think they feel threatened. |
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Post by maggyd on Jun 13, 2008 15:24:22 GMT 1
Try putting a live moth in a hamster cage and watch what happens - you may be amazed! Come on The witch you have to tell us as we cant try it out with no hamster!! |
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Post by debidoos on Jun 14, 2008 19:59:17 GMT 1
My finger had been healing up nicely, when today i noticed a tiny hair caught on it, (or so I thought!) so I pulled it, only to find IT IS EMBEDDED IN MY FINGER!!! The slightest pull really hurts, so I'm not sure what to do, whether to cut it off and have a piece of hair in their for eternity or to bite on a stick and pull it out. |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 14, 2008 22:28:08 GMT 1
My finger had been healing up nicely, when today i noticed a tiny hair caught on it, (or so I thought!) so I pulled it, only to find IT IS EMBEDDED IN MY FINGER!!! The slightest pull really hurts, so I'm not sure what to do, whether to cut it off and have a piece of hair in their for eternity or to bite on a stick and pull it out. I wouldn't, you might need all your fingers one day and then what? ;D |
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It took a good 5-10 mins to stop bleeding and it was pouring!! I'm still in pain this morning it's throbbing away like mad atm! I've got a plaster around it to hold it together at the mo and I put some sudocrem on last night, but it's still killing me! 
