https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/25596/hamster-pruritic-alopecia Eight week old dwarf hamster with pruritic alopecia over it&#39;s nose also appears to be affecting the medial aspects of the forelimbs. The rest of the skin looks normal and no sign of scurf or pruritus elsewhere. Any ideas? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/177128?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:31:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8bb1b6a4-8c6d-49c1-96b8-a33f71afc7c4Daniella Sellick<p>Just had a similar case in a three month old hamster. This one had crusting and alopecia of nose, legs, scrotum, ears and tail. Had been treated by a previous vet for ringworm and then referred to us. I did a GA with isoflurane and took some skin scrapes which showed sarcoptes so have started treatment (advocate small cat 2 drops every 2 weeks off licence). I also took biopsies which showed no demodex and skin changes associated with parasitism.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/177060?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:43:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:67d3e38a-9dad-4906-81df-700337bdbcb7Kelly Cremers<p>it&#39;s worth considering ringworm, although I&#39;m no sure how common this is in hamsters.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/177002?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:07:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3c756ab1-07df-4f71-a095-90968556d721Helen Browning<p>Demodex? any sign of underlying illness, I think diabetes is more common in dwarfs?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>