There are many options for treating hair loss in hamsters, so you don't have to be concerned.Take your hamster to the vet for a hair loss diagnosis.If your vet recommends it, you can give your hamster vitamins and supplements.They might prescribe or recommend changes to your pet's housing if they discover that your hamster is losing its hair.
Step 1: Visit the vet.
Identifying exactly what is causing hair loss in your pet is a good first step.Take your pet to a vet.The vet can determine the cause of your hamster's hair loss by testing its skin or hair.If these procedures require special preparation on your part, your vet will inform you ahead of time.
Step 2: If you want to kill your hamster's mites, you should use an injection, lotion, cream, or shampoo.
If the mites are the cause of your pet's hair loss, your vet will likely give you an injection to get rid of them.To make sure that all the mites have been eliminated, a cream or a lotion is needed.Depending on the prescription your vet provides, the process by which you apply the products will vary.Your vet will let you know how long it will take for your hamster to get used to it.
Step 3: If your hamster has ringworm, you should bathe it with an anti-fungal cleanser.
Ringworm can cause your pet to lose its hair.Ringworm can cause your cute hamster to develop a rash in circular patches.These patches may be a few centimeters in diameter.If you want to rid your hamster of ringworm, you can use an over-the-counter anti-fungal shampoo.Traditional shampoos are used the same way as anti-fungal ones.It is possible to clip or shave the hair on the affected area.It is possible that the anti-fungal shampoos is referred to as iodine scrubs.griseofulvin is a mild toxin that can be used to rid your hamster of ringworm.
Step 4: Use ivermectin to care for your hamster.
If your hamster has mange, you should use ivermectin once every seven to 10 days.Ivermectin can be administered by your vet, or you can use drops.Ivermectin drops can be applied directly to your hamster's skin.Depending on your hamster's weight, the application method will be different.Check the directions for more information.Both drops and injections are effective.Mange is caused by mites.Not all mite problems lead to mange, which is why two different treatment strategies are needed.After your pet is diagnosed with mange, you should empty the bedding from the cage and clean it with hot, soapy water.
Step 5: Limit your pet's contact with the allergen to treat their allergies.
Some of your hamster's hair might fall out if it has an allergy.Different allergies need different cures.If you have an allergy to a certain food, you need to keep that food out of your hamster.If you have an allergy to a certain type of dust, you may need to change the bedding in your hamster's cage.Your vet will be able to recommend changes to your treatment for your hamster's hair loss.
Step 6: Give your hamster prescription medication to treatchronicrenal failure.
Your hamster may lose its hair due to chronic disease.Chronic renal failure can be treated with medication prescribed by a vet.Your hamster may benefit from fluid therapy, which may need to be continued for the rest of your hamster's life.Changes to your pet's diet can be recommended by your vet.If your vet decides that your hamster needs medication, they will let you know when, how much, and how long to give it.The medication bottle will likely have this information printed on it.Your vet will tell you how to prepare your hamster for fluid therapy.Your vet might prescribe an antibiotic if you have a chronic glomerulosclerosis.Bloodied urine, weight loss, swelling around the stomach, and a tendency to drink and urinate more often are some of the symptoms of chronic renal failure.
Step 7: Add some food to your hamsters diet.
If less than 16 percent of your hamster's diet is meat, it could lose its hair.Add more sources of nutrition to your pet's diet by cutting back on cereals.Almonds are not a good source of good sources of protein.A small amount of cooked beans, unsalted peanuts, and tofu can be enjoyed by your hamster.If you want your pet to have a healthy diet, aim to make no more than 16 percent of its diet.The amount ofProtein per serving is listed on the packaging of formulated hamster foods.You can check the nutrition data for other foods online.
Step 8: Add iron to the diet of your hamster.
If adding more iron doesn't help, your hamster might need more.Iron can be found in bits of hard-boiled eggs, iron-fortified cereals, and dried fruit.Your hamster should be consuming more than 10 grams of iron per day.
Step 9: Your hamster needs less seed consumption.
A diet high in seeds can cause a deficiency in vitamins.Hair loss can be caused by a deficiency of vitamins.If your hamster continues to lose hair even after you add iron to its diet, you should gradually reduce the amount of seed you give it.Provide your hamster with a balanced diet consisting of dried peas, corn, locust beans, and dried fruit instead of seed.
Step 10: Have your hamster give you vitamins.
If you already give your hamster a balanced diet, give it more water-soluble vitamins.The best way to get vitamins is with drops.Add the drops to the water.The number of times you give the vitamins depends on the drops you use.Some might need to be added to your hamster's water once a day, while others might require adding two or three times daily.The brand of vitamins you use affects the number of drops you add to the water.Adding one drop to your hamster's water is what vitamins drops require.Adding two or three drops to your hamster's water might be required by others.Information about your hamster's vitamins can be found in manufacturer directions.
Step 11: You should give your hamster a daily drop of cod liver oil.
If your hamster is losing its hair after getting a daily dose of vitamins, cod liver oil might be able to help.There is a liquid supplement that can stop hair loss in hamsters.Add cod liver oil to your hamster's food or water each day.
Step 12: Your hamster needs to be given yeast tablets once a week.
You can put a yeast tablet into your hamster's food once a week.If you can't find a yeast tablet at a pet store or online, you could substitute it for regular yeast.For two weeks, simply sprinkle a pinch of either over your beloved hamster's food.Adding a crumbled yeast tablet to your hamster's food every week can help prevent hair loss in older hamsters.