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Old 01-15-2022, 08:14 AM   #61
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Default Re: Conjunctivitis still getting worse after two sets of antibiotics

I can only tell you what i would do in the same situation because there may not be a right or wrong answer to this.

I would try a course of oral antibiotics and if that doesn't improve his condition i'd continue with a daily dose of Metacam to make him as comfortable as possible until the day comes when you think that he may be suffering and losing his quality of life.
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Old 01-15-2022, 11:14 PM   #62
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Thanks, yes that is exactly what I was hoping to know. Thank you very much.

I'm wondering whether, specifically I should try one week of oral antibiotics and look to see if there is a clear and dramatic improvement. I'm think that if there isn't then I maybe need to accept that the infection is just not fixable.

It really worries me that I'm having to do such a lot of forced medical care on an animal that can't tell me how he feels about it.
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Old 01-16-2022, 04:31 AM   #63
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Yes, a 7 day course is what i would go for as well because other antibiotics have been tried.

I don't know if hamsters can get infections that are antibiotic resistant like MRSA in humans.

Whatever you do, you are acting in Roc's best interest but i so understand what it's like to wake a hamster up to administer medication. Luckily, they seem to forget quickly and don't lose their trust in us.
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Old 01-16-2022, 11:23 PM   #64
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Hi Ria,

Thanks that's good to know.

Hamsters can definitely get MRSA type infections, and giving prolongued antibiotic treatment like this, and then changing from one to the next unsuccessfully is exactly what would need to be done if we were actually trying to create an antibiotic-resistant bacterial strain, so it's not a good idea really.
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Old 01-17-2022, 01:23 AM   #65
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I'm a bit confused, because we asked for an oral antibiotic last time, and they said there was no point giving oral antibiotic because there was no route for the antibiotic to get into the eye, unless we put it directly into the eye. Hmmm.
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Old 01-17-2022, 02:01 AM   #66
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I'd still try it because the vet doesn't seem to know where exactly the infection is located and a broad spectrum oral antibiotic should hit the harmful bacteria causing the infection wherever it is. It affects the good bacteria as well but that's always the case. People sometimes give probiotics alongside oral antibiotics to protect the gastric system but with a 7 day course it shouldn't be necessary.
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Old 01-17-2022, 08:08 PM   #67
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Thanks, that's good to know. The vet is posting the antibiotics and I'm going to try to see if I can get the drop inside a pea or a piece of sweetcorn to give to him. Roc is very keen on peas.
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Old 01-21-2022, 12:23 AM   #68
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Hi,

I wondered if I might ask what you mix antibiotics with to make the taste better for the hamster? I've tried apple juice and strawberry jam, and just without flavour and Roc really is not happy about any of them.

Thanks!
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Old 01-21-2022, 02:36 AM   #69
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Honey is popular apparently but i draw up the baytril first followed by a little undiluted Ribena. I don't know what country you are in but Ribena is squash or cordial.
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Old 01-21-2022, 04:03 AM   #70
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Gosh that's a thought. I just tried the jelly from whiskas and he was not impressed. That was not even with the antibiotics in it.

I'm in the UK, in Cambridge, so very much in Ribena territory.

I don't have squash or honey, but I do have some maple syrup.
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