4041: Vet Case Study: Gigantic hamster chest tumour. Time is of the essence

Vet Case Study: Gigantic hamster chest tumour. Time is of the essence

This gigantic railway station clock in Beijing Railway Station seen by me during my China travel reminded me
of a hamster veterinary case where time is of the essence. What do I mean?

Time is of the essence. It means there is an urgent need to act quickly to avoid negative consequences. This 2-year-old female dwarf hamster is a pet.

She is family. When she developed a small chest tumour, the owner did not seek vet treatment urgently.
Delays caused the chest tumour to grow to a gigantic size, as big as her head. The veterinary costs of anaesthesia and surgery increased much more than if she was operated at an early stage.

This video shows an uncommon successful of the anaesthesia and surgery after the removal of a gigantic chest tumour. This was a very high risk anaesthesia case as the gigantic tumour needed a lengthy surgery and increased the risk of dying on the operating table.

The veterinary costs to remove a gigantic chest tumour is much more and the risk of the hamster dying on the operating table is very high. The owner consented to the anaesthesia and surgery.

Get tumour excised by your vet when it is small. There is no guarantee that the hamster with such a gigantic chest tumour will survive the lengthy anaesthesia. This hamster survived but not every one will.

In conclusion, time is of the essence when your hamster has a small tumour.  Seek early veterinary treatment. Costs will be much lower and the risk of dying on the operating table will be very low.  

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TO BUY STOCK PHOTOS:
www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets - PHOTO:  CHINA - 3 MAR 2024: One of two large Polaris clocks in a tower is present outside the fringe of the exit of the Beijing West Railway Station. It looks like a vintage clock from the 1990s.

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2025/08/4038-photography-tips-large-clocks-in.html