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Post by edgar on Feb 8, 2007 17:47:25 GMT -4
I just saw it  Yesterday I remember that he was ok and today I see this "wound" beneath his right ear He is alone in the cage so there is no fight wound. Can you tell me what might have cause it? He is about 1 year and a couple of months old and he seems as active as it was all this time. Is there anything that I can do to heal it? Thanks in advance  |
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Post by Andrea on Feb 8, 2007 19:31:01 GMT -4
Wow, that is a nasty one.
Is the yellow stuff we see a cream or dried skin?
Other then the yellow is looks like it's healing, was there any blood?
Could he have gotten his head stuck in something?
BTW, he sure is a cutie pie!
Hope his ouchy heals up quickly.
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Post by edgar on Feb 8, 2007 19:56:21 GMT -4
I think that this yellow stuff is dried skin. There was no blood as far as I can say. The cage he is in is a plastic bin so he couldn't stuck his head into somewhere or climb something and there is nothing sharp in his cage. I'll get him to the vet tomorrow and we will see how it will go  |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 8, 2007 20:28:53 GMT -4
Could he have stratched too hard or maybe there was already a scab there and the stratching made it worse? Maybe he rolled on some very sharp bedding? Is there any object in his home that he could've snagged it on?
And that's smart of you to go to the vet. I hope your little one is okay.
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Post by hamwolf89 on Feb 8, 2007 21:37:44 GMT -4
im not sure what has caused this but in the meantime you could pure a little peroxide on a folded paper towel or cloth and try to keep it on the wound. Hopfully youe little guy wont be wiggly
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 8, 2007 21:41:31 GMT -4
Could he have stratched too hard or maybe there was already a scab there and the stratching made it worse? Maybe he rolled on some very sharp bedding? Is there any object in his home that he could've snagged it on? And that's smart of you to go to the vet. I hope your little one is okay. SCRATCH!! sp A little bacitracin antibiotic ointment should help. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 8, 2007 21:42:50 GMT -4
im not sure what has caused this but in the meantime you could pure a little peroxide on a folded paper towel or cloth and try to keep it on the wound. Hopfully youe little guy wont be wiggly Yes, a little hydrogen peroxide can help, also, to avoid infections. And look for anything sharp that may have caused the injury, and remove it. |
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Post by Andrea on Feb 9, 2007 0:29:07 GMT -4
It looks old, which is weird.
I'd take him to the vet to make sure it's not something more.
Keep us updated on the vet Viset and his progress, good luck.
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Post by edgar on Feb 10, 2007 15:01:13 GMT -4
Well, the doctor said that it was otitis and he gave me an ointment called Panolog. He said to provide him with this ointment 2 times a day, one in the morning and one in the evening He's gonna be just fine after all |
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Post by pinky on Feb 10, 2007 15:36:50 GMT -4
Great news--thanks for sharing it. And welcome to Rodent Retreat! |
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Post by Andrea on Feb 10, 2007 16:20:47 GMT -4
Glad to hear he's going to be ok!
You will have to psot a picture of him when he's all healed up, he sure is a cute hamster!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 10, 2007 20:13:05 GMT -4
Very good. And as for the illness and medication. . . www.ah.novartis.com/products/en/cab/panolog.shtml>> Product Type Ointment for the topical treatment of acute and chronic otitis externa and dermatological disorders in cats and dogs. Description and Composition PANOLOG is an ointment containing: (per ml) * 100.000 U Nystatin (INN) * 25.000 U Thiostrepton (INN) * 2.5 mg Neomycin (INN) as sulphate * 1.0 mg Triamcinolone acetonide Properties PANOLOG ointment contains the antibiotics neomycin and thiostrepton for broad spectrum activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, nystatin, which inhibits yeast and yeast-like fungi, and triamcinolone acetonide, a steroid with anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic and anti-allergic properties. Indications PANOLOG ointment is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic otitis externa (including those cases complicated by Pityrosporum spp. and Candida albicans), anal gland infection in dogs and cats, interdigital cysts in dogs, and dermatitis. It is indicated in the management of dermatological disorders characterized by inflammation, particularly those caused, complicated or threatened by bacterial or candidal infections, and other conditions susceptible to corticoid-antibacterial-antifungal therapy. It is useful as an adjunct in the treatment of dermatitis due to parasitic infection. << |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 11, 2007 23:49:48 GMT -4
That's great that the little guy is going to be okay. |
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Post by geisha on Feb 19, 2007 11:06:53 GMT -4
i hope that the little one is better now
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