Eye infections are fairly common
in hamsters. Signs of eye infections include runny, sticky
or cloudy eyes. If you suspect that your hamster does have
an eye infection the first step is to try rinsing out the
hamsters eye 2 or 3 times a day by using distilled or boiled
water administered by an eye dropper. Be sure that the water
has cooled down to room temperature before using it on the
hamster. If after a few days of this treatment the infection
does not appear to get any better it is time to take the hamster
to the veterinarian.
Since a hamsters eyesight is naturally very bad anyways, loosing
an eye does not have as much effect on a hamster as it would
on a human. Hamsters can lose an eye for various reasons including
genetic deformities and accidents.
These hamsters will adapt to the reduction in vision although
you should beware of how other hamster interact with the injured
hamster if they are housed together. Hamsters do not always
treat hamsters with genetic deformities the same as they would
other hamsters. |
