My hamster has a red lump on its lower stomach. What can I do?

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I just wanted to know what was on my hamster. They have a lump on there lower stomach and it seems to be red-ish color( unfortunately I am not aloud to bring her to the vet) I would really like to know what is happening and if there is anything I can do to help her out. Pet's info: Small Animal | Hamster | Female | unspayed

Silvia De Cecco, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, the only way to understand the exact nature and origin of the lump would be through to your veterinarian clinical examination and laboratory tests. Clinical appearance can help differentiate among infectious and neoplastic disease but only by collecting a specimen of the lesion will give you a specific and definitive answer. A biopsy can be taken under general anesthetic/sedation, otherwise a smaller sample collected with a fine needle can be aspirated without anesthesia/sedation. If you cannot bring Popart to the vet, take a picture and post again on the forum we might be able to help you further by looking at the pictures. I hope my answer was helpful.

My hamster has a red lump on its lower stomach. What can I do?

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