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Hi All,
My sweet girl Luna (about 18 months old) has developed bald spots on her rump (not wet bottom). The exotics vet recommended a trial injection of Lupron (a gonadal hormone suppressant) to see if the problem is endocrine in origin). Luna is typically a "ghost" hamster that I only see if I am up very late, yet she was up when I got home from work last night around 8:30 pm. She seems distressed, and the Lupron can make hormones transiently worse before the suppression starts, and it may be that simple, but she is not a happy girl right now. I have also started her on supplemental Oxbow Omnivore Critical Care mixed into a little baby food and sprinkled into her seed mix. We are accepting all thoughts and prayers for her return to health.
My sweet girl Luna (about 18 months old) has developed bald spots on her rump (not wet bottom). The exotics vet recommended a trial injection of Lupron (a gonadal hormone suppressant) to see if the problem is endocrine in origin). Luna is typically a "ghost" hamster that I only see if I am up very late, yet she was up when I got home from work last night around 8:30 pm. She seems distressed, and the Lupron can make hormones transiently worse before the suppression starts, and it may be that simple, but she is not a happy girl right now. I have also started her on supplemental Oxbow Omnivore Critical Care mixed into a little baby food and sprinkled into her seed mix. We are accepting all thoughts and prayers for her return to health.
If it's on the rump area it can be parasites or mites - did the vet suggest that?