Russian hamster, demodicosis.

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:10:51 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Odd how she was fine till the second dose of Xeno and the squeaking started just after that.[/quote]A week is a long time in the life of a hamster, a lot can happen in the equivalent of a nearly a year!

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:11:32 GMT

[quote user="Silvia Maldonado"]How was she, Evelyn?[/quote]

The squeak is definitely in time with respiration and not vocalisation. Respiration now slightly laboured on excitement. Beginning to worry about prognosis. Started some empirical antibiotic.

Odd how she was fine till the second dose of Xeno and the squeaking started just after that.

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Silvia Maldonado — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:54:35 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]

I'm seeing her again tomorrow, we shall see.

[/quote]How was she, Evelyn?

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:04:58 GMT

I'm seeing her again tomorrow, we shall see.

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Sorrel Proctor — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:56:53 GMT

Have you repeated the scrapes? i.e. have the demodex improved even though the skin hasn't and now there's the squeaking? Pain/senility/resp distress seem top candidates to me (but I'm NOT a hamster person!)

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:54:25 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]

Anyone have any ideas about the squeaking ?

[/quote]Going senile, laryngeal polyp??

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Kate Richardson — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:36:38 GMT

Pain?

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:43:11 GMT

Anyone have any ideas about the squeaking ?

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Silvia Maldonado — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:59:59 GMT

Not an expert at all but I guess that an advantage for rabbits should also work on rodents. In any case, anything would be off license.

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:52:13 GMT

Thank you

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:08:02 GMT

How old is Hammy? If it is very old then thre is likley something else going on that is supprressing its immune systme so you may be fighting a losing battle. I have in the past used Aludex, it is safe at the correct dilution (which is 1.4ml/l water q 14 days for 3-6 treatments), make up fresh each time and apply with a small paint brush. The problem is do you dispense the whole bottle or just a small amount and risk being left with most of it yourself?

RE: Russian hamster, demodicosis.

Hannah Wynne Richards — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:59:28 GMT

Can't help,but good luck with the little one. The smallest animal I've treated with diluted Ivomex was a guinea-pig.

Wynne