[Lemon]

Thank you guys for your advice,

I called the emergency vets near me but none of them had a vet that sees hamsters, and I called a few others that are too far to drive to, and they said it’s impossible to know what to do without seeing her in person

As of 2 hours ago, she went back to sleep and was acting normal still. While I noticed the swelling increase, she’s not enormously big. My last hamster had swelling that was far more severe than this, and she was still active and happy on her last day

I don’t think I’m concerned about anything rupturing or exploding, because she’s not very large at the moment. I just hope she doesn’t start to feel uncomfortable and behave sickly

Edit: the abscess was at the base of her cheek pouch, but is totally gone now

I’m going to try a couple more vets for advice on the phone, otherwise I think I have no choice but to wait until tomorrow