You have recently gotten a hamster, you have learned by heart the care you should provide, the ideal diet, the perfect dose of exercise to be healthy and how your house should be so that it is very comfortable. The next step is to know the diseases that can affect you in order to know the symptoms and act accordingly. Anyway, if at any time you notice that your animal is strange or does strange things, do not leave it and take it to the vet . He is the only one qualified to diagnose and the one who can best prescribe what is necessary to cure. And be clear, the sooner possible diseases are treated, the faster and better solution they will have .
Hamsters can suffer from multiple diseases, most of them very similar to the pathologies that affect us humans. Thus, these adorable little rodents can catch a cold . Yes, you read it right. Hamsters sneeze, may have breathing difficulties, and may even wheeze in the chest if they catch a cold. They can also suffer from diabetes , in fact, dwarf breeds such as Russian and Chinese hamsters are genetically predisposed to suffer from this disease. In golden hamsters this pathology can appear over the years. In the same way that diabetic people can lead a perfectly normal life following certain guidelines and care, a diabetic hamster can live well if the veterinarian’s instructions are strictly followed.
In addition to pathologies shared with humans, hamsters can be affected by diseases of rodents such as wet tail and teething-related conditions . Wet tail is an infection that triggers such diarrhea that the animal’s tail gets wet.
As for teething problems, you should know that hamsters grow teeth without stopping , so they must have objects specially designed for them that they can gnaw. Excessively long teeth will not allow the animal to eat.
Now that you know a little more about the diseases that your rodent can suffer, we will tell you what other conditions should put you on your guard, their symptoms and, most importantly, the need for you to quickly go to your trusted veterinarian.
