Hamster Enucleation

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Vicky RVN — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:09:41 GMT

Fab news

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SmegSlayer — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:27:01 GMT

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Kim Buckley — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:21:35 GMT

Just an update.

Hamster was in for POC today and is doing well! Whoop!

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Kim Buckley — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:38:01 GMT

Well it went home so hopefully it will be fine

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Julie — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:23:16 GMT

How is the little critter now?

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Vicky RVN — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:35:59 GMT

Keeping my fingers crossed is does well post op

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Kim Buckley — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:59:27 GMT

Well it's woken up from the surgery! Just gotta keep a close eye on it for the next couple of hours (no pun intended!)

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Kim Buckley — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:51:46 GMT

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Thought I recognised you from facebook photos etc!

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Oh dear! lol I blame Shropshire and YFC for most of the bad ones! hehe

Thanks!

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Tracy Windler RVN — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:48:35 GMT

Thought I recognised you from facebook photos etc! Good luck with hammie x

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Kim Buckley — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:22:26 GMT

Thanks for everyones advice. I'm currently making a very small mask out of a syringe! lol Will let you all know how we get on tomorrow!

And Tracy I do indeed know Vicky Johnson. I lived with her for 3 years at uni! She is a very lucky girl! hehe

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Carli Dodd — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:13:24 GMT

Heat and fluids during the anaesthesia is especially vital with these little guys. Lyostypt haemo/felt is always useful to have on standby to allay the inevitable haemorrhage!

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Tracy Windler RVN — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:58:36 GMT

Seems very ambitious. How would you ensure you did not damage the optic nerve and cause blindness in the other eye? Or is that not so much of an issue with short-sighted hamsters anyway? A very small mask would be needed for gas GA , to make sure it doesn't get in the way of surgery, if that's what you intend to use. I've made them out of cut-off syringes, or maybe just the end nozzle of the et tube? Let us know how you get on. T x PS Do you know Vicky Johnson at Pearl?!

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claire Speight — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:54:54 GMT

Did one about 3 years ago on a vets hamster who had damaged its eye...did really well. Just keep them nice and warm

Claire

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Kay Eminson — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:49:10 GMT

One of our nurses hamsters had it done, the vet had never done it before and was supprised on how much it bled so he had to stand there a while with a few sterile cotton bloods to stop it.The hamster only lived for a month or so after though!

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Claire Cameron — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:02:43 GMT

Assisted in one of these about 4 years ago now, Hamster suprisingly did great and lived for ages post op