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Does My Hamster Have Nephritis?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Does your hamster have a dull and depressed appearance?

Does your hamster have elevated body temperature?

Does your hamster have a dry coat?

Does your hamster have abdominal pain?

Does your hamster have severe thirst?

Does your hamster exhibit abnormally high production of urine, which may be cloudy?

Does your hamster's urine have a strong and unpleasant odor (due to an elevated concentration of ammonia)?

Common conclusions

Your hamster doesn't show any symptoms of nephritis. Nephritis is a medical condition that causes kidney inflammation. Preventing nephritis is often not practical, except when the infection is at the root of the problem. In those cases, treating your hamster quickly will help reduce the chances those infectious agents affect the kidneys and subsequently cause nephritis.

Your hamster shows few common symptoms of nephritis. Nephritis is a medical condition that causes kidney inflammation. To differentiate it from other kidney diseases, your veterinarian will need to analyze a urine sample. If nephritis is confirmed your veterinarian might consider the administration of fluids and corticosteroids. Vitamin B complex is also sometimes recommended. And if the inflammation is due to an infection, antibiotics are given to the hamster.

Your hamster shows several common symptoms of nephritis. Nephritis is a medical condition that causes kidney inflammation. To differentiate it from other kidney diseases, your veterinarian will need to analyze a urine sample. If nephritis is confirmed your veterinarian might consider the administration of fluids and corticosteroids. Vitamin B complex is also sometimes recommended. And if the inflammation is due to an infection, antibiotics are given to the hamster.

Your hamster shows all common symptoms of nephritis. Nephritis is a medical condition that causes kidney inflammation. To differentiate it from other kidney diseases, your veterinarian will need to analyze a urine sample. If nephritis is confirmed your veterinarian might consider the administration of fluids and corticosteroids. Vitamin B complex is also sometimes recommended. And if the inflammation is due to an infection, antibiotics are given to the hamster.

References

https://www.petmd.com/exotic/conditions/urinary/c_ex_hm_nephritis

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/