Help!! Hamster's back legs and behind is bloody

[finknottle]

Hi, I have purchased a Syrian Hamster that is about 8 weeks old. This morning i was going to change the bedding when I noticed that there seemed to be a kidney shaped piece of red tissue that is prutruding ffrom her back side. I thought I would leave her alone and have done for the last three hours but now it seems to have come out further from her body connected to her body by a long pale yellow tub. I'm sorry if this is difficult to follow, its hard to describe.
Can anyone tell me what is happenning? Does a vet need to be called?
Thanks very much,

[o0sapphirerat0o]

I know exactly what you are describing, I had this happen to a hamster of mine when I was younger (if I only knew then what I know now and he died) I don't know what it is called I think that yellow tube you are seeing is his intestines*but do NOT quote me on that!*, but I do know if you don't get him to a vet SOON he WILL die.

Goodluck and keep us updated

[finknottle]

I think it's wet tail but I'm not sure. It looks like a prolapsed rectum but I'm no expert From what I can see the vet needs to come quickly or they pass away quick.Its Easter Sunday here and its awful difficult to get aa hold of one. Should I clean her as best I can (obviously being careful of the prolapse) or just leave her alone? She is drinking a lot so that isn't a problem.

[o0sapphirerat0o]

I would take her off the shavings or care fresh and put her on news paper (a flat sheet) with a "little bit" of carefresh so it won't stick to badly, maybe try to keep the area sticking out moist, and try to find a vet asap, aslo pedilyte will help her from getting dehydrated (it something is actually sticking OUT and not attached TO her rear, then it is not wet tail)

[finknottle]

The vet put her down. He said there was nothing he could do I miss he a lot more than I thought I would.

[o0sapphirerat0o]

I'm so sorry (and I would definitly find a different vet, with small animals their first reactions always tend to be "put them to sleep". Did he say what it was? If it WAS a prolapsed rectum (as you suspected) then there are ways to fix it.

Again I'm so sorry!