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TOA PAYOH VETS
toapayohvets.com
Date: 13 September, 2008

Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters & rabbits

Chronic cystitis - large bladder stone. Stitching up bladder wound with 2nd layer. Toa Payoh Vets

1508. Some interesting urinary stone cases seen at Toa Payoh Vets by Dr Sing

SURGERY HOURS:

*10 a.m - 5 p.m (Mon - Sun, except Sat). Dr Sing Kong Yuen. By Appointment Only.

*6 p.m - 10 p.m (Mon - Fri). 10am - 5pm (Sat). Dr Jason Teo. House-calls available.

Appointment preferred.
Tel: 6254-3326, 9668-6469

EMERGENCY
11 p.m to 6 a.m
Dr Teo
Tel: 9853-1315,
9668-6469, 6254-3326

judy@toapayohvets.com
Fax: +65 6256 0501

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HAMSTER ANAESTHESIA & SURGERY

The Hamster has swollen eyelids

She said, "Doc, I will go bankrupt if I continue consulting you. This is the 3rd time in 2 months I have to bring my hamster to be treated."

I was amazed. The eyelids of the hamster puffed up again. Full of solid creamy pus that was drained during the past 2 visits. It is an uncommon condition. Why was this hamster having such a problem? Was it his poor immune system due to his age or something in the environment? Why did the bacteria go for the eyelids?

Abscesses in hamsters usually are cheesy in character. Usually the hamster's eyes become closed due to the stickiness nature of the pus acting as glue. But in this case, the hamster's eyes did not have pus. The pus was inside his eyelids!

BE KIND TO OLDER HAMSTERS
Spend time to clean his water bottle, water bowl and cage regularly. A lack of hygiene in his sleeping and eating area caused this hamster to have eyelid infections. The owner saw me 3 times for the same problem.

In her case, she wanted the hamster to drink from the water bowl as the water bottle was leaking. The hamster had to dig into a high feed bowl which is commonly used by Singapore hamster owners too. I presumed the food debris from the hamster's mouth contaminated the water bowl. The water had bacteria and since the hamster drank from the high water bowl, the bacteria got into his eyes and the eyelids.

After switching to water bottle and personally nursing the hamster using the eye drops, the lady owner did not go bankrupt as the hamster recovered.