Thu 21 Feb 2020
The young lady came to Toa Payoh Vets as her first hamster passed away during surgery to remove a shoulder tumour at another vet clinic. The hamster died on the operating table. So the lady surfed the internet and made an appointment with Toa Payoh Vets today.
"There is always a risk in anaesthesia," I explained to the owner. "No vet can guarantee 100% risk-free anaesthesia and surgery."
"My hamster bites," the young lady warned me. "She has one large globular lump."
On closer examination and under restraint, I discovered she had two. They measured around 8m x 8 mm. That meant a longer time to anaesthesize, increasing the risk of death on the operating table.
We let the hamster rest for one day and gave pre-op antibiotics and painkillers.
The owner decided to take a chance on a different vet clinic. The hamster was operated by Dr Daniel Sing the next day and would go home today, Saturday. All was OK (show video post op).
OPERATION
Anaesthesia - describe
Surgery - describe
Sutures
Histology of tumours done?
A cyst with small tumours?
A tumour?
POST-OP VIDEO
FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL ON FEB 27, 2020 - Hamster is OK.
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