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jsp · 12-01-2021, 10:19 AM

Roc is coming home with more different antibiotics now. Apparently the photo made it look swollen but his face is not actually as swollen as it looks. The exotic vet checked and he still has an infection, and his eyelashes are still curled under and scratching his eye.

She said his teeth are fine at the front and not wobbly or anything (that must be a risky thing to check). She says she can't be sure that he doesn't have an abcess at the back, but we've to try different antibiotics first. She said they could send a swab to the hospital for £100, or take the antibiotics that they normally give for hamster, which are different from the ones that he's had before. We chose the antibiotics.

We've now to do antibiotics three times a day for two weeks, and really try hard to get them right in his eye. It was £60.

Really very very glad we don't have a horse now.

12-01-2021, 10:19 AM
jsp Hamster Pup Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 108	Re: Conjunctivitis still getting worse after two sets of antibiotics Roc is coming home with more different antibiotics now. Apparently the photo made it look swollen but his face is not actually as swollen as it looks. The exotic vet checked and he still has an infection, and his eyelashes are still curled under and scratching his eye. She said his teeth are fine at the front and not wobbly or anything (that must be a risky thing to check). She says she can't be sure that he doesn't have an abcess at the back, but we've to try different antibiotics first. She said they could send a swab to the hospital for £100, or take the antibiotics that they normally give for hamster, which are different from the ones that he's had before. We chose the antibiotics. We've now to do antibiotics three times a day for two weeks, and really try hard to get them right in his eye. It was £60. Really very very glad we don't have a horse now.