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Post by ghost on Feb 26, 2004 11:39:01 GMT -5
A very big lump was spotted on BaoBao's hind leg today....this guy really hard life ar....borned with diabetes,& now yet....haiz....i've seen similar cases before in Petshops & friend's hamsters....none of them suffering from such a big lump has ever survived before....nevertheless,i'll still try....& will be trying my best.....at worse,i'll send him to a vet....at this moment,BaoBao is still very active & shows no signs of any illness....there are now pus coming out of the lump....& he'll soon gets 2 water bottle soon....one for Vitamins...one for anti-biotic....& bedding will be change once every 3-4 days....cage will also be thoroughly dis-infected & fresh food will be given more often as well.....haiz....remind me of his brother Beibei...who died of a lump on his neck.....a w.w. sapphire ham.....looks like i'm going to be very busy this coming 2 weeks again.....
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Post by HighHeels on Feb 27, 2004 7:59:58 GMT -5
Hi Ghost, sad to hear abt ur Baobao's lump. Is he the extremely fat hamster? Pls consider applying Zambuk on his lump as I've tried that before. It works on a few of my hamsters. If you wanna send Baobao to the vet, you'll most probably have to prepare him for an op.
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Post by puppy on Feb 27, 2004 8:01:35 GMT -5
wonder if hamsters can get sore hocks...
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Post by ghost on Feb 27, 2004 12:53:10 GMT -5
Hmm....thanks,highheels....u jus reminded me....will try out zambuk...it's in my hamster's med kit box....also got aloe vera....hmm.....thanks,thanks.....an op is my last option..... Btw,he's extrmely fat & cute till today.... Puppy,me never heard ham got sore hock before lei....
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Post by puppy on Feb 27, 2004 13:01:33 GMT -5
Hmm....thanks,highheels....u jus reminded me....will try out zambuk...it's in my hamster's med kit box....also got aloe vera....hmm.....thanks,thanks.....an op is my last option..... Btw,he's extrmely fat & cute till today.... Puppy,me never heard ham got sore hock before lei.... sore hock is just a name lor. it's usu caused by friction and pressure. for bunnies, if they hop on rough / wired surface, chances that they get that is v high. and if they are overweight, chances also high. so i wont be surprised if hamsters can get that too. just that maybe it's not called sore hock lor.
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Post by ghost on Feb 27, 2004 13:10:33 GMT -5
hahaha....my ham got no chance to be on rough surfaces lei....cos all rough surfaces are being smoothen by their ever sharp teeth lei,hehehe....
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Post by puppy on Feb 27, 2004 13:33:33 GMT -5
hahaha....my ham got no chance to be on rough surfaces lei....cos all rough surfaces are being smoothen by their ever sharp teeth lei,hehehe.... u know hor, bunnypoo and puppy both kena a bit of sore hock, though their surface is not rough or wired. sometimes it's unavoidable 1. it's like sometimes we walk too much hor, our feet also will have sores 1 lor. should be nothing serious. just apply some cream or zambuk, see how.
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Post by ghost on Feb 27, 2004 13:40:08 GMT -5
Will try to work things outin the next few days....hope everything will be alright....haiz.... I've seen the same lump at serang nth petshop from one of the hamsters....he didn't survive....
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Post by puppy on Feb 27, 2004 13:45:51 GMT -5
aiyo... die ah? so serious...
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Post by geraldo on Feb 27, 2004 14:17:49 GMT -5
Will try to work things outin the next few days....hope everything will be alright....haiz.... I've seen the same lump at serang nth petshop from one of the hamsters....he didn't survive.... Which shop ?? ............. actually find the condition of hamsters n mice at tt " PETMART "...rather bad oso...especially the bunnies....veri stuffy underneath all those cages !! think "HAPPYPAWS "....hamster more well looked after !!!
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Post by ghost on Feb 27, 2004 20:17:20 GMT -5
it's happy p*ws petshop....the ham don't belong to the shop owner,but belongs to a customer....
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Post by HighHeels on Feb 27, 2004 22:44:44 GMT -5
Hey Ghost, I dunno how big if your Baobao's lump but you may just try to apply Zambuk. Try whatever ways u can lor. Few months ago, my Momo came down with recurring lumps and there was a time when the lump got so big on his undercoat! I was complaining abt it in my blog and I also applied Zambuk. It took quite some days to swell. Then a few weeks later, he developed lump again but this time it was on his private part! Must be darn painful for him cos he kept squeaking and licking that lump. He slept with a hunch back and his appetite reduced by half. I applied Zambuk on him and it must've been darn painful cos he squeaked after I applied it. The lump went away in a few days time and he has recovered since. Aloe Vera only works for very minor lumps. Btw, hamsters do get lumps if the surfaces they walk on is not smooth and uncomfortable. This is for some hamsters only, not all. I read abt this in a website. My Teddy got a few recurring lumps on his leg too. No matter how i treated him, the lump just wouldn't go away but it hasn't affected him in anyway. After some months, the lump just stop developing.
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Post by puppy on Feb 28, 2004 0:17:45 GMT -5
recurring lump? like puppy leh... he kena abscess hor, every now and then will have lumps 1. once i see / feel lumps, have to bring to vet liao. wonder if hamsters will have abscess too.
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Post by HighHeels on Feb 28, 2004 0:37:22 GMT -5
Hamsters have abcess too. But I dunno how it looks like leh. For my Teddy case, I am quite certain that his is lumps. For Momo... now u remind me hor... perhaps his is abcess.... cos after he got a lump, his private part also develop a 'lump' which looks very fresh red kinda skin on it. However, there isn't any pus leh.
In any case, I just applied Zambuk and they usually swell down.
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Post by Yiyi on Feb 28, 2004 1:46:05 GMT -5
Ghost> I used to have a hamster.. that my friend give lor.. so never take care of hamster well lor.. she got dog but she onli love dogs onli so she gave it to me.. the hamster got a VERY big lump at her breast. I that time no money see doc so i bought some medicine to apply on it.. it get smaller but still almost same size and the few days later she urine so Yellowish lor so i faster get medicine but not improvement nia... and i kept company her throu out the time.. she and i got gone so close.. she is firece but when i carry her she never bite... Hai.. miss her liao. IN end die lor.... Any way.. may be you see doc lor... May be ur problem not same as mine lor... hai all the best to ur hamster... Get well.....
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