4372. Vet Case Study: Part 2/2. A dwarf hamster has a small fatty tumour on the right lower eyelid.

 VET CASE STUDY: Part 2/2. A dwarf hamster has a small fatty tumour on the right lower eyelid. More detailed examination after consultation with the owner whose main concern is the "ruffled wet fur" above the right upper eyelid and right eye tearing. The tumour on the lower eyelid irritates the eye as it grows bigger over time. No medication will make the tumour disappear. Surgery is the solution. Find a hamster vet as not all vets perform hamster surgery. 

Surgical removal of the fatty tumour on the right lower eyelid resolved the problem. If surgery is not done, the hamster would have rubbed his eye till it becomes infected, painful and red. Yellow pus and abscess would spring out from the lower subconjunctiva. The cornea would be ulcerated and painful. By that time, the eyeball would be badly infected and needed to be removed. Hence, it is best not to wait and see.