Two sick sibling roborovski dwarf hamsters
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 08/12/2013

As they grow older, one sibling Roborovski hamster developed a groin tumour while the other lost half of her body hair in the back half of the body. The tumour was excised by Dr Daniel Sing and so the problem was resolved with a happy outcome. 

The sibling with the bare back half was harder to treat as the cause is unknown. It would not be due to mites as the front half of the body would have lost hairs. It was likely a hormonal imbalance similar to that of bilateral endocrine alopecia in the cat. However, flea bite dermatitis presents similar back hair loss in the cat and so an ectoparasitic cause cannot be discounted. Anti-inflammatory medication is given and a review is to be done one month later.  This sibling has hard yellow abscesses behind the ears and these will be monitored and treated when they soften.   

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