https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/16784/hamster-with-sore-feet I&#39;m currently seeing a Russian dwarf hamster that has been back to me three times with the same problem (and I haven&#39;t had a definitive answer on any occasion!). He&#39;s approx. 8months old, bright and in good body condition - and is friendly which is aen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/100462?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:08:39 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:29d133be-09c6-443c-af41-e6a04b474b4cRebecca MacMillan<p>Thanks for your reply (sorry for delayed response)!</p> <p>I also spoke to someone at a local referral centre who recommended similar things to you. At the moment we have gone back on the metacam at a dose of 1.75mg per kg sid and have changed all of his bedding to tumblefresh.</p> <p>I have spoken to the owners and said the next step if there&#39;s no change will be to do a course of baytril or ideally to GA and examine. I&#39;m just not sure whether our xray machine will be good enough to take useful pictures of his tiny feet! How long would your recommend trialling baytril for?</p> <p>Many thanks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/99967?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:51:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9c0f5108-abcd-46db-a44f-a6d311a85c74Mark Rowland<p>I would gas him down, get some X-rays and take some photos at the same time.</p> <p>Yes start antibiotics if finances are restrictive go with baytril 15mg/kg sid</p> <p>Check husbandry (room temp, humidity, is the cage close to a radiator etc.)</p> <p>What metacam dose are you using (will soon be updating my exotic analgesia download) so you could try something else alongside e.g. gabapentin.</p> <p>Post the rads if you like</p> <p>goodluck</p> <p>Mark</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>