Best way to comfort a dying hamster?

Question

okay. i know shes dying. shes all skin and bones, very wobbly, and sleeps all the time. its a uti killing her. shes on medication and ive been giving her water and food, but shes just getting weak. whats the best way to comfort her?

Answer 1

I'm going to disagree with some of the other respondants....I've been through this multiple times and I don't think the process needs (always) to be fast-forwarded by veterinary euthinasia and I don't think necessarily that you have to avoid all handining. One of the stages of dying involves the animal being unable to warm itself, and I like to offer the animal my own body heat as a comfort. I try not to move the animal about very much (think possible nausea) but letting it sit in a comfortable wrap or something and holding in near you for heat is okay.