Follow up: The swollen nose and wet tail hamster on the 3rd day of hspitalisation - Part 4
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2013-12-30

Dec 30, 2013. MVI 0655

Third day of hospitalisation. The dwarf hamster, female, around 1 year old, 49 g body weight, had 2 days of SC baytril, pred and dextrose saline + Hartmans' solution of 0.03 ml as she was not eating, had wet tail, lethargy, eyes closed, breathing fast and a large swollen nose. Today, she is hand fed oral electrolytes (Biolapis) and ground sunflower seeds and is much livelier. 

However, she had passed only 2 stool pellets, showing she did not eat for the past 2 days, due to the painful swollen infected nose. The tip of the nasal swelling had ruptured and become blooding as the abscess "ripened". So, the hamster felt better on this 3rd day of hospitalisation.   

Now, she oked