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Ria P · 04-13-2021, 10:02 AM

Hello and welcome to HC!

Well done you for rescuing this poor little hamster.

Why do you need to wait for scales to arrive before you can take your hamster to a vet?
The vet would weigh him anyway because some medication gets dosaged going by the weight of a hamster.
I'd take him asap. He may need painrelief for his back.
Is the skin red and inflamed looking where he has the bold patches?

Personally, i'd quarantine him until he's been seen by the vet and mites have been diagnosed, if that's the cause, just in case he does have something that could be transferred to your other hamster. He could also have an allergic reaction to the ink in the paper bedding and may not even have mites. The sooner you find out the better.

Btw, i couldn't see the photos properly and one i can't access at all so haven't seen your hamster to give an opinion on his condition which i couldn't do anyway because i'm not a vet.

04-13-2021, 10:02 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: I rescued a hamster today from a bad owner... hes sick Hello and welcome to HC! Well done you for rescuing this poor little hamster. Why do you need to wait for scales to arrive before you can take your hamster to a vet? The vet would weigh him anyway because some medication gets dosaged going by the weight of a hamster. I'd take him asap. He may need painrelief for his back. Is the skin red and inflamed looking where he has the bold patches? Personally, i'd quarantine him until he's been seen by the vet and mites have been diagnosed, if that's the cause, just in case he does have something that could be transferred to your other hamster. He could also have an allergic reaction to the ink in the paper bedding and may not even have mites. The sooner you find out the better. Btw, i couldn't see the photos properly and one i can't access at all so haven't seen your hamster to give an opinion on his condition which i couldn't do anyway because i'm not a vet.