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Originally Posted by bonkers4hamsters View Post
-Any mediation/creams you may have
Just one issue with that, I'm really strongly against the use of human medications (including basic antiseptics) on pets in emergencies. Plain boiled and cooled water with salt added is plenty good enough and there's a lot less risk of allergic reactions. The last thing you want in an emergency is to put some cream on a cut and find an allergic reaction.
Its not something you'd think of but I've got an allergy to savlon and for weeks I didn't realise, I just had every single fresh cut the savlon touched ending up mildly infected. Not something you want to have even a tiny risk of causing in your hamster when there's a safer alternative, in such a small animal it could potentially be the difference between the pet living and dying.
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Sorry, I should clarify, any medication that your pet is on at the time, under vets instructions, i would not recommend giving your hamster medication or creams that you have not consulted with your vet about