I have need of minister to, beside hamster hasty?
I love my hamester to death. But latley for the past two weeks my hamster has be getting larger and larger like a pear shaped. It also has smelly dischage soming from it, it still eats drink and attemps to run oround on its reins, its most likey around 2-3 years of age, but its such a sweet little thing and id hate for it to suffer. One of the swollen sides are squishy and one is incredibly firm. Im looking in vet care, but in the meantime, i would approaching to know what it is, and/or what i could do to make it more comfertable for the little guys, thanks a milllion.
Maybe it has Wet Tail disease. Go to your local Pet Store and ask for info on meds for it. It would be good to do this right away. Sometimes you also involve antibiotics from the Vet. This may or may not be a cure, but it's worth a shot.
im guessing its probably a tumor but whatever it is get it to a vets prompt they will diagnose it properly and will be able to treat your hamster fast im surprised you haven't already taken it to seek medical suggestion.
Answers: Where is the discharge coming from?
If it's coming from the swollen area itself, it might be an abscess - an pocket of infection beneath the skin. A puncture wound from the hold wiring or from a bite from another hamster could cause this, or it could have formed spontaneously lower than his/her skin. If there is discharge that probably means that the abscess has ruptured, i.e., in attendance is a hole in the skin where the infected fabric is draining out. This is good - it needs to drain. The main concern is that the infection will spread or worsen, particularly if the abscess was large compared next to the size of the animal. S/he needs to get medical treatment to cleanse the wound and the vet may also prescribe antibiotics to combat the infection.
Also, just so you know, your hamster is pretty out-of-date - they aren't expected to live longer than a few years.
EDIT: if his/her body is extra warm that probably indicates a confusion, which means the infection has spread from the wound into the rest of his/her body. That's not good. You should seize vet care as soon as possible because a systemic infection like that can be fatal. Watch the hammie closely to variety sure it's still eating and drinking.
EDIT II: The best thing to do is to attain it to the vet right away to treat the wound and the infection. In the meantime make sure it can still make its water bottle. If it's not eating, you might want to give it for a time sugar water - it's very important that it maintain good hydration and has energy to scuffle the infection. I wouldn't mess with the wound itself and would avoid handling the hamster too much because the abscess might be causing it some pain, and pressure on the nouns will hurt worse. Poor hammie! :(
I'm surprised your little hammie has lived so long, as much as it's not nice to hear it shoulds as though she/he is near the end of it's time.
I would purloin it to a vet as soon as possible.
It could be a tumor.
