4132. Small dot of an ear wart to a large ear tumour

CASE STUDY. A small dot on the ear becomes a large ear tumour.

On 19 Oct 2022, a hamster owner WhatsApp Toa Payoh Vets regarding a tumour in her hamster' right

ear. Was there cause for worry? I asked her to WhatsApp some images. She sent out of focus images as the hamster was moving.

There is cause for worry if your dwarf hamster has ear warts. The common drugs applied to warts will not eliminate them. Consult your hamster vet to surgically remove them once and for all. If left alone, the ear warts grow bigger and bigger.

If the owner ignores the ear wart, the hamster will try to rub it off the wart as it is irritating and itchy. Sometimes, the eye gets injured or infected due to dirt or dust falling into the eye. The eye becomes itchy. More rubbing over time may result in eye infections or eyeball rupture and prolapse. 

APPOINTMENT TO EXAMINE AND PROBABLY TO AMPUTATE THE
LARGE RIGHT EAR TUMOUR IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE IT ON 27 OCT 2022.

IF IT IS CANCEROUS, IT IS BEST TO AMPUTATE THE EAR PINNA TO PREVENT RECURRENCE

 

When the tumour was just a small dot, there would be no need to amputate the ear pinna.  

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UPDATE AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/10/small-dot-of-ear-wart-to-large-ear.html

A CASE STUDY. PHOTOS SENT BY OWNER TO 9668 6468 VIA WHATSAPP