Hamster Central - View Single Post - Syrian hamster died one year old with bloated tummy

GhostBella · 10-10-2021, 05:13 AM

Very rare for tumours to appear over night im nearly 100% sure what happened to girl was she had a twisted, folded or blocked intestine! Seen it alot and how your describing it tells me this was the cause. Can happen real quick and unless you get to the vets within the first hour of it happening unfortunately the outcome is inevitable. One of the main causes in hamsters is the choice of bedding they use as hamsters stuff it in there pouches and can easily swallow some. All it takes is one longish piece of a cotton type of bedding to be swallowed and as it doesn't tear easily will wrap round the intestine folding it and knotting it a causing a major life threatening blockage it's called 'intussusception'. Parasites can also cause this but its not as quick as eating bedding and doesn't usually happen over night.

10-10-2021, 05:13 AM
GhostBella Newborn Pup Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 44	Re: Syrian hamster died one year old with bloated tummy Very rare for tumours to appear over night im nearly 100% sure what happened to girl was she had a twisted, folded or blocked intestine! Seen it alot and how your describing it tells me this was the cause. Can happen real quick and unless you get to the vets within the first hour of it happening unfortunately the outcome is inevitable. One of the main causes in hamsters is the choice of bedding they use as hamsters stuff it in there pouches and can easily swallow some. All it takes is one longish piece of a cotton type of bedding to be swallowed and as it doesn't tear easily will wrap round the intestine folding it and knotting it a causing a major life threatening blockage it's called 'intussusception'. Parasites can also cause this but its not as quick as eating bedding and doesn't usually happen over night.