Robin posing.

[Maz]

Oops, my bad...

No worries - when it's a hamster's personal thread, it tends to be mainly the hamster owner to post about their hamster As opposed to a general thread.

 

[HamsterMama]

No worries - when it's a hamster's personal thread, it tends to be mainly the hamster owner to post about their hamster As opposed to a general thread.

Thank you.

 

[Yorkie]

Those comments about hamster sizes were interesting ,I just think it's crazy how small other people's hamsters are to mine. The only time I have had a hammy under 200 grams is when they are babies lol Well,quick update on Robin,I have been giving her seeds daily,and she has been taking them. However ,her fur loss has continued sadly ,and she is equally bald in both sides. I will try and get a pic when I see her. Thankfully she hasn't lost weight and is still eating ,drinking and just generally hamstering as normal. I will book her the vet again soon,he has been away,and the only exotic in the area. Oh and it is her birthday today,her 1st,which came around very quickly. I have a treat tray in the post

 

[Maz]

Happy Birthday Robin! How long has she been having the linseeds? It can take a couple of weeks. No sign of any new fur growing at all?

 

[Socks' Mum]

Happy birthday sweet Robin ❤ Socks had to see the vet over fur thinning. It was going from his back and even from around his eyes. He had ivermectine, yukky stuff, and it has grown back, but I don't know if it was from the ivermectine or from improvements I made to his diet, or if he was moulting. I think Robin gets a really good diet, so I doubt if it is nutrition related. I hope the vet appointment goes well. It is a worry when things go wrong and the cause is not clear.

 

[Yorkie]

Happy Birthday Robin! How long has she been having the linseeds? It can take a couple of weeks. No sign of any new fur growing at all?

I would say about a week,since we last spoke about Robin and you suggested it. So ,so far,no improvement ,it's taken five weeks to go from having fur to this baldness.

 

[Yorkie]

Happy birthday sweet Robin ❤ Socks had to see the vet over fur thinning. It was going from his back and even from around his eyes. He had ivermectine, yukky stuff, and it has grown back, but I don't know if it was from the ivermectine or from improvements I made to his diet, or if he was moulting. I think Robin gets a really good diet, so I doubt if it is nutrition related. I hope the vet appointment goes well. It is a worry when things go wrong and the cause is not clear.

Thanks a lot,Robin has had the same treatment as Socks, as the vet said we have to start somewhere. But he didn't think it would work due to the pattern of fur loss; and it hasn't . He also didn't think it was anything with her diet as she gets a good muesli mix,lab blocks and fresh veg,plus the right balance of protein. The only thing I am worried about now is her having Cushing's like my previous hammy Penny. But even the vet says it's usually rare in younger ones,and I would be very unlucky to have two on the go with it. I don't know what he would do if he finds it is,I know there are treatments if vets are willing to experiment ,and I don't know if he will.

 

[Maz]

Maybe it's just a bit of time to see if it grows back, if it's a moult. The alternative is it could be hormonal. It's hard for any treatment to be established without knowing a cause, so if she seems happy and healthy maybe it's a wait and see approach. Unless they suggest scans to see if there;s anything obvious internally.

 

[Yorkie]

Maybe it's just a bit of time to see if it grows back, if it's a moult. The alternative is it could be hormonal. It's hard for any treatment to be established without knowing a cause, so if she seems happy and healthy maybe it's a wait and see approach. Unless they suggest scans to see if there;s anything obvious internally.

Thankyou,it literally is just a wait and see for sure.

 

[Yorkie]

Managed to get some photos today to show you. Her fur looks wet on her back leg,but it's literally very brittle. She is so happy in her self and enjoyed cuddles this morning and almost fell asleep on me.She is usually too nosey to fall asleep on me. Ignore my nails lol I have a bad habit of chewing them. Oh and her skin isn't sore,bizarrely .

 

[Socks' Mum]

She is so beautiful and trusting. It is very worrying. At least Robin isn't scratching at herself and the skin is not infected. I hope your vet can find a treatment for this

 

[Yorkie]

I know ,she is so gorgeous,and totally knows it,you should see her beg for pea nuts ,she really piles on the cuteness.

 

[Maz]

Hope we get to see a photo of that

 

[Yorkie]

Hope we get to see a photo of that

She has a routine that when she goes back to her cage she comes and stands on the side to ask me for peanuts . It usually involves a little shoulder rub against the bars,and standing on her back legs doing a little dance with her front paws. If I take too long to pick the peanuts out of their container ,she leans right low to the shelf as if to say ,"look how cute I am"and then pops right back up again the second I come near with the peanut lol

 

[Yorkie]

A.quick update on my little darling. I found what I suspected to be a mamary tumour last night that definitely wasn't there two days ago( but you know their metabolism) . We obviously acted upon it and rushed her to the vet this afternoon. She hasn't lost weight and is her usual happy self and the vet is very confident that she is a good candidate for a lumpectomy. She goes in Monday morning ,please keep your fingers crossed for her.He now believes the fur loss is hormonal due to the female cancer.

 

[Tulsi]

Lots of loving and healing vibes to Robin.

 

[Yorkie]

Lots of loving and healing vibes to Robin.

Thankyou so much

 

[Socks' Mum]

A.quick update on my little darling. I found what I suspected to be a mamary tumour last night that definitely wasn't there two days ago( but you know their metabolism) . We obviously acted upon it and rushed her to the vet this afternoon. She hasn't lost weight and is her usual happy self and the vet is very confident that she is a good candidate for a lumpectomy. She goes in Monday morning ,please keep your fingers crossed for her.He now believes the fur loss is hormonal due to the female cancer.

I hope everything goes OK for lovely Robin and she is back home and comfortable quickly ❤

 

[Maz]

So sorry about the mammary lump and hope the surgery goes well xxx One of mine had a mammary lump in his neck and he was male.

 

[Yorkie]

So sorry about the mammary lump and hope the surgery goes well xxx One of mine had a mammary lump in his neck and he was male.

Thankyou Mazdid it go.well for him?