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[oyceter]

So. The hamster has not been moving around much for about a week now. Yesterday he was breathing incredibly slow for a hamster. Today, I can't even tell if he is breathing.

The boy says when hamsters hibernate, their hearts beat 4 times a minute. He has also read that some people have actually buried hamsters, thinking them dead, only to have them claw their way out of the grave.

So I have a potentially dead hamster in my house. It's almost like Schrodinger's cat, but not. The boy is madly busy this week with tests and can't take him to a vet to actually make sure. I refuse to touch him, because the last time I did, he bit me. That would be the hamster, not the boy.

This is one of those things that I feel is more fiction than real life. This is something that should be in a Stephanie Plum book, not my apartment.

But right now, I'm kind of freaked out about the fact that I have a potentially dead hamster in my apartment and that it will continue to be here in this strange state of unknowing for four more days.

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[penmage.livejournal.com]

Good god! This shouldn't be funny, but in a bizarre way, it is - it really does remind me of Stephanie and Rex. Did I ever tell you? My goldfish named Rex? He exploded. No kidding.

Maybe poke him with a long stick?

[thewildmole.livejournal.com]

He has also read that some people have actually buried hamsters, thinking them dead, only to have them claw their way out of the grave.

Owwww....coffee out the nose. I mean, I hope the hamster is still alive, but that sentence sounds like it should be a SciFi Channel movie or something! *g*

"He's back...and he's pissed off." *shot of small, teeny-tiny claws digging their way out of loose earth*

[rue10.livejournal.com]

My father once checked to make sure a guinea pig was dead by picking it up and smacking it against the side of the cage.

. . . We were pretty sure about the deadness beforehand, though, with the stiffness and coolness, so this may not be the best route for you to take.

Also? A little traumatizing.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

I can't help but think of the Monty Python Dead Parrot skit.

Sorry.

:looks contrite:

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh my God. I'm wavering somewhere between "Bwahaha!" and "Oh dear, your poor hamster!" Is there a pet website you could visit with experts who could tell you if your hamster is acting unusually or not? It can't be very comfortable with a possibly dead pet in the apartment with you!

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Dawn Of The Living Hamster.

Do you know anybody you could borrow a stethoscope from? Or even a high-gain microphone? You could listen for a heartbeat.

Apologies for giggling at your tragedy.

SNORT!

Eeeek!

[knullabulla.livejournal.com]

He has also read that some people have actually buried hamsters, thinking them dead, only to have them claw their way out of the grave.

Ok, I'm seriously going to be having nightmares of little fluffy hamsters coming back from the dead!

[oyceter]

I know! I'm just going to ignore him and pretend he's not there. Boy's problem, not mine.

*giggles* Your goldfish exploded?!

[oyceter]

LOL!

Ok, gigglefit.

I was kind of horrified about the hamster when I thought he had died yesterday morning (thankfully not much emotional attachment), but right now, the situation is verging on ridiculous!

[oyceter]

Eek!

I will make the boy do something like this.

[oyceter]

Tee hee hee!

Ahem.

Luckily, I'm not too emotionally attached to the hamster (the boy got it).

[oyceter]

I know!! It's really bordering on the ludicrous now!

I was sad when I thought he was dead yesterday morning, but now, this weird unknowing is getting to me.

[oyceter]

I'm pretty bemused (and amused) myself.

I figure I am going to make the boy turn the hamster over to see if his feet are turning blue. If blood is collecting down there, he is definitely a dead hamster.

This is so weird.

Re: Eeeek!

[oyceter]

Hee hee hee

*hums Twilight Zone theme*