Monday, April 25, 2022

4032. A dwarf hamster has a large right ear tumour. What to do?

DO HAMSTER SUFFER FROM LARGE ANGRY TUMOURS? What to do?

Around 6 Apr 2022, the owner wanted an appointment for the "ear infection" of the right ear. She  WhatsApp me. On physical examination on 7 Apr, I said to the fiance:  "It is not an ear infection," I had some photos taken with my digital camera. "It is an aggressive large ear tumour extending inside and into the ear canal. Digital cameras take better quality photos. Please WhatsApp the image to your fiancee."

"What is the treatment?" the personable young man asked. "I advise ear amputation after 3 days of antibiotics and pain-killers so that the tumour is clear of bacterial infections" I said. "The tumour is large and has spread deeply involving 90% the ear pinnae."

The hamster was operated on 19 Apr 2022. He survived the anaesthesia and surgery and is back to

normal at home as at 25 Apr. The stitches would dissolved by themselves. 

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----------------------------------------- A 2-year-old male Syrian hamster (Video 1/2) has several large ear tumours. What to do? Veterinary Stories by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow). 2022 case study. 6 Apr, 2022. I was consulted about the "ear infections" in this 2-year-old male Syrian hamster. This was the owner's diagnosis. "The right ear has numerous inflamed and infected ear pinna tumours," I took digital photos for the fiancee to WhatsApp to the owner. "Come back 3 days later after antibiotics and anti-inflammatory for surgery to amputate the whole year. "No medication will make the aggressive right ear tumours go away. Amputation of the whole ear is now needed as the tumours look cancerous." No histology of the tumours wa done to reduce veterinary costs. The owner had the operation done on 19 Apr 2022 (video of hamster after surgery by Dr Daniel Sing). The hamster is OK as at 27 Apr 2022 now. Early detection and removal of the small ear tumour before they enlarge to such a massive size would have saved drastic amputation of the ear. Check your hamster's ears whenever you clean the cage. MORE INFORMATION AT:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/04/4032-dwarf-hamster-has-large-right-ear.html

Video 1/2. Consultation and digital camera photography




Video 2/2. 5 minutes after ear amputation video 
















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UPDATES AT BLOG:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/04/4032-dwarf-hamster-has-large-right-ear.html


VIDEO 1/2, ON DAY OF CONSULTATION


VIDEO 2/2. JUST AFTER EAR AMPUTATION SURGERY.





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