is it wet tail

inkedandpierced · 07-01-2010, 01:43 PM

ok im a bit worried that one of the snowteds has wet tail, this is a pic of his back end

his poops are soft but hes active, eating, drinking and his ears are fully open an hes still cleaning himself, hes been like that at the back for a while

what do you think wet tail? or just messy at the back?

fluffymunchkins · 07-01-2010, 01:46 PM

well i'm not certain as i haven't seen it before, but i certainly get him checked out, as he could go down hill quickly!

thorneloe0810 · 07-01-2010, 01:56 PM

Hi not a complete expert but from the picture it doesn't look like wet tail, wet tail is normally exactly what it says the bum area is normally very wet, they loose their appetite, stop grooming and sleep alot more. These are just a few syptoms of wet tail, thats all i really know, i cant find anything that looks like what your hamster has so i would take a trip to the vets just to be safe

Becky x x x

HamstersAreHardcore · 07-01-2010, 01:57 PM

id also take him to the vet it doesnt look normal

souffle · 07-01-2010, 02:00 PM

I think, as he has had this before I might get it checked out i&P. It is not out and out wet tail and he may just be a lazy ham about cleaning but better safe that sorry. Have you fed him anything different?

inkedandpierced · 07-01-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by souffle

I think, as he has had this before I might get it checked out i&P. It is not out and out wet tail and he may just be a lazy ham about cleaning but better safe that sorry. Have you fed him anything different?

he hasnt had wet tail before

not fed him anything different

souffle · 07-01-2010, 02:05 PM

Sorry I seemed to remember you saying the babies had been loose in the baby thread before I&P.
Well definitly get him looked at then by the vets

thorneloe0810 · 07-01-2010, 02:09 PM

It looks quite swollen ans sore on the picture, is it like that or is it just the flash highlighting his manhood?

wofunny · 07-01-2010, 02:15 PM

I want to the vets about smudge having a lump on his testicals, she said it's a part of the testicle that can sometimes grow larger that the other. There is a thread on it somewhere I will got look

inkedandpierced · 07-01-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by thorneloe0810

It looks quite swollen ans sore on the picture, is it like that or is it just the flash highlighting his manhood?

he just has erm.......rather large parts

souffle, his poos were green but they are back to brown now, just quite soft and they seem to get stuck to his fur, what do you think it could be? defo not wet tail then?