I have an appointment with a standard vet tomorrow but also booked with an exotic vet on Monday. Should I only see the exotic vet ?I think that's fairly standard for hamster surgery. Is it an exotic vet you're seeing?
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I have an appointment with a standard vet tomorrow but also booked with an exotic vet on Monday. Should I only see the exotic vet ?I think that's fairly standard for hamster surgery. Is it an exotic vet you're seeing?
Absolutely right Daisy. I am calling him tomorrow because my chemist is adamant that she would only authorise it if the vet authorised a prescription. Once I get him to commit to the actual cream I need to buy I will go to another chemist.I would double check with your vet that he definitely meant a salicylic acid cream. I believe it is safe for hamsters but it's best to be sure. Then see if you can buy one over-the-counter without needing to answer any questions.
Just a thought, did your vet mention the possibility of sedating Luna with a little bit of gas (which is safer than full anaesthesia) and then trying to freeze the wart off, like they do for humans? I don't know if that would work or not or if it would be safe (maybe it would bleed too much) but it just occurred to me.
I realise she’s about 15 months old. The vet had to cover himself although he said it was most likely a wart. His main concern was that she might scratch it and it would get infected. I agree that any procedure while she has pneumonia is a risk. Once I find out more about the varruca cream I will go from there. ThanksThat's good he gave something for pneumonia. How old is she again? It might be risky having anaesthesia if she has pneumonia at the moment, but generally they do ok with anaesthesia. They will always tell you there is a risk - my vet did too, but she also said she had never lost a hamster yet.
I think personally I would want to have the surgery and have it removed in case it grew larger inside her ear and then it might be harder to operate on or more invasive.
They're not easy decisions though.
I actually researched wart creams for hamsters and Thuja was recommended. Again I will ask him about this cream instead because like you I’m concerned about the right dosage and acid content of the verruca cream.I hope you can get the wart cream and it helps. I can understand trying that first. £200 sounds a lot for a biopsy. When I had surgery done it was the other way round. The surgery was done and lump removed and it was then sent away for culture to see what it was - and that bit was an optional extra fee. And she's not that young at 15 months.
There's one here that's a herbal wart cream for pets. Some people seemed to think it worked and others didn't
Thuja wart cream
Bazuka is the only one I'm aware of and it does contain salicylic acid. I think really it would need a vet prescription as the dose might be too much for a hamster. It's difficult when not many medicines are licensed for hamsters.
Bazuka