My hamster has a lump. How long can it live if it's an abscess or tumor?

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How long would a hamster live if it has an abscess or tumor on its side? Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 6 months old

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

If cured properly (abscess has to be cleaned and flushed) Hazel can live long time. This lump needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My hamster has a lump. How long can it live if it's an abscess or tumor?

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