Just got back from the vets, our beautiful little russian dwarf hamster has possibly got a cyst on her liver or kidneys. Prognosis is not good. She is only 6 months old. Apparently this can happen in young hamsters. Currently giving pain relief, but only as palliative care. Vet said they could do investigative xrays etc, but there is a chance hamster might not wake up, (plus its lots of money), or there woukd still be nothing they could do, as draining the cyst, they can come back within 24 hours.
She is such a sweet hamster, I am very upset. But more worried about how the hell to handle this with my 4 year old DD, who the hamster belongs to. What do I do? She loves this hamster, has learnt to handle her very well, looks after her, and the hamster has the best temperament of any hamster I have ever known. Its just so unfair on the poor little thing, and my poor DD.
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Hamster prognosis not good - how to tell 4 year old DD
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probablynotrelevant · 22/01/2019 13:59
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