Topaç sneezed and squeaked :(

[Pastacat]

Yesterday, I fell asleep with the window open again and today I heard him sneeze when he was awake once and squeaked in his sleep twice when he was asleep in his hide. It was two short squeaks. At first, I thought one of my birds did the noise, but I looked up 'hamster respiratory infection noise' on YouTube and it was the exact same noise. I am debating whether to bring him to the vet tomorrow morning or wait for a day to see the squeaking happens again/monitor him for symptoms. He's awake currently and is not squeaking(he's foraging for seeds), but maybe he's simply hiding his respiratory infection, if that's possible. What do the people here recommend?

 

[Maz]

Hmm tricky. They can have the occasional sneeze and it not be a respiratory infection. Squeaking can be for other reasons. Does his breathing sound ok generally. If he seems up and foraging as usual you could monitor him but then if it is a respiratory infection it could get worse, so it might be an idea to take him to the vets tomorrow and get him checked. They can check his chest/breathing.

However some infections are viral so antibiotics wouldn't work and they just have to get better on their own then. Hamsters can catch colds and flu from us. On the other hand he could develop a bacterial chest infection for other reasons. So yes best to get him checked over.

 

[Pastacat]

Hmm tricky. They can have the occasional sneeze and it not be a respiratory infection. Squeaking can be for other reasons. Does his breathing sound ok generally. If he seems up and foraging as usual you could monitor him but then if it is a respiratory infection it could get worse, so it might be an idea to take him to the vets tomorrow and get him checked. They can check his chest/breathing.

However some infections are viral so antibiotics wouldn't work and they just have to get better on their own then. Hamsters can catch colds and flu from us. On the other hand he could develop a bacterial chest infection for other reasons. So yes best to get him checked over.

Alright, I will most likely bring him to the vet tomorrow.