Treatment methods for common diseases of large hamsters:

1. Cold:

When a large hamster catches a cold, it will suffer from limb weakness, anorexia, and runny nose. If the owner notices such symptoms, he can first place the hamster in a warm environment, buy pet-specific cold medicine, and follow the instructions for treatment.

2. Heatstroke:

Large hamsters are very susceptible to heatstroke in an environment where the temperature is too high. The owner can first move it to a cool environment and feed it water to help it. Replenish water, and in severe cases, you can choose to apply alcohol all over the body to help it cool down quickly.

3. Skin diseases:

When a hamster loses hair or has red spots on its skin, the owner needs to dip a cotton swab in alcohol and apply it to the affected area and observe it for 1-2 days. If there is no obvious improvement, you need to purchase special medicine and apply it to the affected area for treatment.

If your hamster has diarrhea symptoms, you need to determine whether it is ordinary diarrhea or viral or bacterial diarrhea. Under normal circumstances, you can feed some mommy love and add a little glucose to the drinking water.

If the hamster's eyes are inflamed, you need to use a cotton swab dipped in saline, clean the hamster's eye sockets, and then apply chlortetracycline eye ointment.

4. Diabetes

A hamster suffering from diabetes will feel very thirsty, urinate easily, and lose or gain weight suddenly. Sick hamsters have great mood swings, and severe diabetes can cause symptoms such as unsteady walking and coma. The main method of treatment is to change the diet. They cannot eat fruits, and the amount of peas and corn in the food must be limited, or not given to them.

5. Cheek pouch problem

Cheek pouches (small pouches on the hamster’s cheeks used to store and transport food) can easily be punctured, blocked, or bitten . Common symptoms include an inability to spit things out and an inability to turn the cheek pouches out (one is facing outward). When you find that it has such symptoms, take it to the doctor immediately. Feeding your hamster less high-protein foods can better prevent cheek pouch problems.

6. Trauma

For simple broken skin, you can use topical iodophor diluted and wiped. In severe cases, you need to be sent to the hospital to see a doctor. It is also recommended that hamsters should not be mixed together. If they are kept together, they may fight and may be easily injured.

Things to note when a hamster becomes ill:

1. Owners should not panic too much. They should first determine the specific illness based on the performance of the hamster. If there is no way to confirm Do not use medication indiscriminately to prevent the condition from worsening.

2. When the hamster is sick, the owner needs to always pay attention to the changes in the hamster's condition. If it worsens, it should be sent to the pet hospital for treatment immediately.

3. After the hamster becomes sick, the owner needs to immediately stop feeding the hamster all food except the staple food. Big hamsters become weak after getting sick, other foods may cause other diseases in the hamster, further worsen the original symptoms, and cause the hamster's life to be in danger.