Hi all, I am a new member here, still dono how this thing works (hope i am writing this in the correct place:P)...

Anyways... See, I am the proud owner of a cute male Syrian hamster. His name is Casper, and he's around 6 months of age. A couple of weeks ago, Capser suffered from what looked like wet tail; he had severe diarrhea, could barely move or open his eyes, one eye looked infected or something and stayed closed for a couple of days, he didn't eat or drink, but preferred to sleep for long hours with a hunched back. A vet seemed to give up on him and told me not to hope for much, but i didn't give up, I did my research, got the names of appropriate antibiotics and electrolytes, and bought him some. Around three days later, he was looking much more energetic, was eating and drinking again. He could open his eyes and move around; a progress that I was so grateful for. However, till this day, Casper still presents with a swollen and reddened penis, as well as a seriously red anus... I am not sure what to do about this, so I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that could help?
All suggestions would be truly appreciated by me and my Casper...

Plz forgive any spelling or grammatical mistakes you find up here, since yours truly is from Jordan, where English is a second language

Thx a lot

I would suggest taking him to see a diffrent vet.

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Oh wow am impressed you kept with it and researched it and saved him!! The swollen might be soreness from the diarrhea...something soothing/steroid cream but I don't know so yes try a vet. Am impressed with you saving him though! xx

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Thanks Petitepuppet and niki87 for ur quick replies
Actually Niki I was also thinking that the swelling and the redness are probably caused by the diarrhea. But the thing is, In Jordan, vets seem much more experienced in bigger heavier animals, I still haven't found one who is well experienced in smaller more delicate ones like hammies.. That's why I am looking for answers online... sad but true :S

I'll research the use of creams and see if it could help

again, thx guys

I know it's difficult going to the vets with a hamster, it seems as though they are more experienced with bigger animals and tend to give the same advice with smaller animals like hamsters...
keep searching online maybe on some specialist hamster websites. Research and have a look for some creams that could sooth the rash and don't feed your hamster anything but it's normal museli mix and water.
I just found this page...take a look
Hamsterific Hamster Illness Guide for Hamsters


I hope Casper gets better soon x

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True true nattymariax, so I guess it is not the case in Jordan only, everyone seems to care more about bigger animals... but I guess that means we should do more of our own research...
I really appreciate the link u put in, I'll go through it now and see how I could use it

Thx a lot

Ah he is so lucky to have you as an owner.. If you can't get a vet to look at him how bout a bit of bepanthen.. Its for nappy rash in babies..

Just a very thin layer on there to soothe him.. x Over here it cost about £2.50

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Aww, thx momentofmadness for the kind comment
I actually have just finished cleaning his house, and i did a small experiment based on a friend's advice (he used to own a hamster)... so, I got a paracetamol pill, scratched it a lil bit, and diluted it in water, then wiped the water with a tissue and wiped the infected area... I am not sure if that is supposed to work, but I thought: if it doesn't work, then it won't hurt.
I'll see how it goes for him... and in the meanwhile; I'll look for the Bepanthen u've suggested and pray for my baby to get better

Will keep u all updated...

I used that crushed paracetamol mix when i had a piercing that went wrong and swollen and it worked well let us know how it goes x

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Heya guys, here's an update on how Casper is doing...
well, I am not sure how he's doin to be honest
I have been trying a new home-prepared mixture for the infection. I got some sage leaves, put them in a cup half filled with water and left it there. and twice a day, I get some of the resulting liquid on a piece of cotton and wipe the infected area. I dono if you guys use sage therapeutically the same way it is used around here, but it is known to be used as a disinfectant here... anyways, u see, the infection seems to be stable, it is not getting that much better, but at least it stopped getting worse, so i think that's a start... however, what i am worried about is that the diarrhea doesn't seem to be fully gone. I dono what is triggering it I mean, i am really careful with the food i am offering these days, and he does well for a couple of days that I think he's over it, but then all of a sudden he's having another episode

i guess what i need to do is more research, more research, and a little bit more research...

Peace...