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Pebbles82 · 08-31-2020, 05:01 PM

In that case seeing an exotic vet is the thing to do and find the cause, get a diagnosis and possible treatmdbty. I wouldn’t try any over the counter remedies like kaolin - hamster doses of medicine are very specific and tiny doses and even some vets have difficulty working them out - plus only certain meds are safe for hamsters (only one or two antibiotics and one or two types of pain relief can be tolerated). They don’t even tolerate anaesthetic has well. And each dose of that can have a knock on effect. A probiotic is safe to give but it does sound like you need him checking over.

Google exotic vets in your region - there is bound to be one not too far away.

08-31-2020, 05:01 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Treating ongoing diarrhoea in Syrian hamster In that case seeing an exotic vet is the thing to do and find the cause, get a diagnosis and possible treatmdbty. I wouldn’t try any over the counter remedies like kaolin - hamster doses of medicine are very specific and tiny doses and even some vets have difficulty working them out - plus only certain meds are safe for hamsters (only one or two antibiotics and one or two types of pain relief can be tolerated). They don’t even tolerate anaesthetic has well. And each dose of that can have a knock on effect. A probiotic is safe to give but it does sound like you need him checking over. Google exotic vets in your region - there is bound to be one not too far away.