(Includes pre- and post-operative photos)
My Pudding Hamster MOCHI came to my home in April 2022
Up to 5-6 months old, he has been living a healthy life
From a tiny one in the past, it has grown to a fat hamster of 76g now
When he was a child, I didn’t know the reason why he kept biting me until I bleed
However, recently, he no longer bites
Even if he bites, he only bites gently
Asking me to release him back into the cage
Although the cage is also quite large
He still likes to bite the cage
I don’t want him to bite as it might get hurt but he is really cute!!!🤍🤍
He recently noticed unusual redness and swelling on his hand when he bit the cage
I don’t know if it’s a blister or a tumour
it was late at night, so I can take him to the vet right away
Waiting is really long and sad
I cried countless times, I hope it’s not a tumour 😭🙏🏻
MOCHI feels a lot of stress when he is out of the cage
He always wanted to come out
But fortunately, there is still a nap in the middle
When we went to see the vet, I have to say that MOCHI is really good
When I took MOCHI and HEAVY (another hamster) for a physical examination
HEAVY keeps trying to break free, making the doctor sweat lol
But MOCHI doesn’t move at all and let the doctor take a good check
The doctor said that he can’t tell whether his hands are just blisters or tumours just by looking at them.
Pierce it with a needle is needed to see if it’s blood or pus come out
Then the doctor took him to another room
On the way, MOCHI was in too much pain, so I cried out a few times, it hurt so much><
The doctor said it was blood
There is a high probability that it is a tumour
Tears are about to flow when I hear this 😭😭
The doctor said that tumours rarely develop at such a young age
But if he needs surgery, it will cost about 310,000 won
And the recovery time is about a week
In terms of risk because MOCHI is still healthy in other senses, so there is almost no risk
However, there is still a chance of relapse after surgery
As MOCHI can still eat normally now, if it doesn’t affect his living, he can just live without surgery.
But if it gets bigger, he need surgery, so the vet first prescribes anti-inflammatory drugs to MOCHI
If it disappears after taking the medicine, it may be just blisters
I was worried at first that he wouldn’t like the medicine
However, he finished the medicine obediently every time.
I saw in the hamster community that black yeast is helpful for hamster tumours, so I feed MOCHI too
And when I grab him recently
He keeps licking and biting my hand, acting like a baby
Really cute!!😍😍
Mochi feels more energetic after eating black yeast for a few days
More time to go out and do activities
But it’s a pity that after taking medicine and black yeast
The tumour on my hand is still getting bigger😢😢
So I decided to take MOCHI for surgery today
Unexpectedly, on my birthday, the first thing to do is to take MOCHI for surgery
The doctor said the tumour was much bigger than the previous few days
The complexity of surgery has increased
It’s possible that the wounds won’t be sewed because of this.
Recovery time may also be longer
Then the doctor said to leave MOCHI and leave the cage in the clinic
I will be contacted to pick up MOCHI at about 4:00
After about 30 minutes, I received a call saying that the operation was over and just go to the clinic in an hour
I was at ease after hearing that
Fortunately, MOCHI’s surgery went well.
Mochi was already awake when I arrived at the clinic
The vet showed us the sutures and tumour on MOCHI’s hand but MOCHI went to show his nose XD
The vet explained what to pay attention to after surgery
Take the rollers away for at least a week first
And because headgear has more disadvantages than advantages, so MOCHI didn’t take it
The vet also said that the wound didn’t swell up an hour after the operation, which is very good.
Supplements can also be fed normally
After taking the medicine, I went home
MOCHI fell asleep when I got home
After waking up, he went back to the clean house
It’s really nice to see MOCHI being active!
Before the operation, apart from going to the toilet and eating and drinking, he basically sleeping all the time
But Mochi can be seen after the surgery
When I opened the cage, he will also run out 😍😍
I opened the cage a few days ago and didn’t even think that he wanna get out of the cage.
MOCHI needs to be healthy and accompany me for a few more years! 🤍🤍
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