I sent my hamster in today to have his tumor removed and luckily he is not touching his wound (yet) but seems very weak and his eyes are swollen shut. I tried dripping tiny amounts of water on his eyes to see if it is sealed by mucus but he is just not opening his eyes and the skin around the eyes are red and puffy. Does anybody know if this may be symptoms from the surgery and is there anything I can do to to help him?
I have also removed his Carefresh bedding and lining his cage with Bounty paper towels so his wounds do not get irritated by the bedding so is there a possibility he may be allergic to the paper towels?
I have also removed his Carefresh bedding and lining his cage with Bounty paper towels so his wounds do not get irritated by the bedding so is there a possibility he may be allergic to the paper towels?