i had a hamster about... 5 years ago and she stopped moving one night, because her back legs were paralyzed. we took her to the vet a family friend and she was stumped, she said it MIGHT be cancer but she ddnt know what it was. and this happened suddenly, it ddnt go on for a few days.
2006-12-30 05:16:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Only if they smoke more than 2 packs a day.
2006-12-30 05:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by bluerockmonkey 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, hamsters can get cancer, benign or malignant. It's because of this that hamsters are used in labs for cancer research.
Similarly, I had a pet rat that displayed the same symptoms that you described in your hammi. X-rays revealed it was cancer on the spine. Just like in your case the paralysis was sudden.
spazrats
http://spazrats.tripod.com
2006-12-30 05:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by spazrats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes hamsters can get cancer. I had one get cancer of his foot. The vet said to just let nature run its course. So we did and he was fine for about 2 months till it had spread and eventually made him have a stroke then a seizure and then he passed away in my dads hands.
2006-12-30 05:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by lovemysailor02 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-30 05:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Hollister♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, hamsters can get cancer.
my cousin hd a sick hamster so they took it to the vet and found out that it had cancer.
2006-12-30 05:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by shelthefox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya thy can get cancer thy could be the problem or it may of had a strock paralyzing its lag or a blued clot in the lag well good luck sorry
2006-12-30 05:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all mammals can get cancer. I had a cat of 18 years who passed on because of it.
2006-12-30 05:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they can get Cancer, but highly unlikey unless you fed them Purzina food.
2006-12-30 05:18:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure because it is a mammal that there are cells that may be cancerous in the hamster
2006-12-30 05:17:33 · answer #9 · answered by adiahudo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes to the animal that has cells have a chance?
2006-12-30 07:23:02 · answer #10 · answered by Spiderweb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋