Serious; How do fatties deal with sickness? So today while I was hugging the porcelain god, praying to whatever deity available that I'd like to keep my dinner, thank you very much, I started to wonder about hammies and sickness (boy did that not make things easier for me..). Seriously. How do they deal with it? Do they lose weight? Can they walk after it? Do they keep on eating, just to chuck it up? Who's the poor soul that has to deal with the up-chuck? (Fact: A hammy pukes more than you'd think they do. I still have nightmares.)  I mean, I still remember when I got the norovirus two years back. I thought for sure that I'd end up expelling my inner organs and by the time I got healthy I had lost weight, a bit of muscle mass and felt as energetic as the oldies at my nursingjob. Took a few extra days before I could eat more than a few bites without feeling full. So, seriously. How do they deal? Any theories?