Possible blood found on Pumpkin's wheel
Hi all, just wanted some health advice regarding my 12 week old little Syrian hamster called Pumpkin. I got her 2 weeks ago from a good independent pet shop and she's settled in well, happy to be handled although still a little skittish when there's new noises but is happy to come and say hello when you talk to her. But this morning I found what looks like a large amount of dark red blood trod into her wheel. She was awake and happily bustling around like normal so I got her out and checked her over and could not find any cuts or blood around her tail/ mouth/ nose. I couldn't notice any changes in her behavior and she definitely had the energy to get very grumpy and chatter her teeth at me after I keep anxiously checking her over... But she has a habit of using her wheel as a toilet (lots of yellow urine stains on the wood) so I thought maybe she is passing blood when she urinates? I couldn't find any other possible blood stains in the cage or in her other toilet spot though.
I have an appointment booked at the vets for her tomorrow but was wondering if anyone has any advice or recommendations I could check for in the mean time? She has a 100x50x45cm cage with a good few toys in, do you think it's worth taking them out until I can find out what may be causing the bleeding? Any comments or advice would be much appreciated, I really want to make sure my wee beastie is OK.
Thanks, Leila
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