Be Kind To Pets, Vet case studies, Photography tips, Travel Stories: 4356. Vet Case Study: A Penang dwarf hamster has a fiery red and large itchy tumour. What to do?

Vet Case Study. 22 Oct 2024: Telehealth consultation for a Penang hamster owner.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
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Vet Case Study. A Penang dwarf hamster has a fiery red and large itchy tumour. What to do? Ms Tan from Penang Malaysia WhatsApp me in Singapore regarding her 18-month-old male dwarf hamster. Its tumour behind the left armpit was very large, hairless and inflamed red. "Surgery to remove this tumour is the treatment," I said. She got the Penang Vet to remove the tumour. The hamster bit off the stitches. The vet put on a tighter bandage. The hamster was active and eating well. But the hamster kept leaking out reddish fluid from under the bandage. The vet prescribed an anti-inflammatory tablet. He asked Ms Tan to crush the tablet and mix it with 10 ml of water. She would then syringe the liquid into the hamster's mouth. The hamster disliked the medicine and moved a lot. He died two hours later.

Ms Tan speculated that he had choked on the medicine. "If the vet had given me a syrup instead of asking me to mix the powdered medication with water," Ms Tan said. "My hamster would not have had choked and died." This was a sad ending. In conclusion, EARLY removal of the tumour would likely have led to much less bleeding of blood due to a very large operation wound. The hamster would have recovered within 7 days and would be alive now.

Hamster owners: Watch this video shows the complications after surgery and the lessons to be learnt.

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Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dQRbUo9R1k

Update:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4356-vet-case-study-penang-dwarf.html