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Old 09-12-2021, 05:25 AM  
Petite
Senior Hamster
 
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
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Default Re: dwarf with protruding eye + cancer?

So sorry to read this about Ginger. Something similar happened to my (now deceased hamster, Theo) at just 8 months old. Like Ginger, it happened seemingly out of the blue, we went through all the antibiotic business as you have done, similarly to no effect. I was told that it could be glaucoma, and they couldn't rule out the possibility of her losing an eye. Then one day she came out of a hide and her eye was a hideous mess, having ruptured. I rushed her to the emergency vet straight away where I was advised to have her put to sleep as the odds were stacked against her surviving anaesthesia and surgery.

However, you say that Ginger is eating and drinking normally, is happy and active and not in any visible pain (whereas it was obvious that our Theo was in pain and clearly wasn't herself). Only you can make the decision about what course of action is in Ginger's best interests. I do hope you get some good advice from your vet, too. Please keep us updated.

Thinking of you and Ginger.
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