Glaucoma is not contagious.
Yes. What is your concern? Glaucoma is not contagious or life-threatening.
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It may because I'm pretty sure that the sickness can be contagious to other hamsters.
You are thinking of Hamster Glaucoma. Glaucoma affects the eyes of the hamster and its symptoms are that the hamster's eye will appear larger. When Glaucoma takes place, there is an increased amount of fluid within the eyeball which will lead to loss of vision. The affected hamster will rub the eye and the eye may become so big that it prolapses from the socket. Hamster Glaucoma can be a result of rough handling, fighting or from being held too tightly from the scruff. To decrease the chance of hamster glaucoma, avoid holding the hamster from the scruff. Hamsters naturally have big eyeballs to be able to spot predators and Glaucoma should not be misinterpreted by this. See picture on the right for a hamster who has Glaucoma. Unfortunately there is no specific treatment for hamster glaucoma and early referral to a vet is important as the vet can prescribe painkillers if the hamster is in a lot of pain. As earlier outlined, Glaucoma may lead to loss of the hamster's vision, but this is not a big problem as a hamster's eye sight is very poor. Affected hamsters should not be used for breeding. An eye ointment prescribed by a good vet may be used several times daily to keep the hamster's eye moist.
Yes, wet tail is highly contagious to other hamsters.
'Blindness' is a symptom of something else, and that something else may be contagious, but without specifying what caused the blindness, you can't say for sure. If a hamster had an accident and damaged its eyes, then that absolutely cannot be passed on to another hamster.
Very much so! To the point that if it happens to one in a litter then you must get the whole litter treated immediately by a vet!
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
It is nothing but glaucoma prefixed with "PRE"
glaucoma is a diseses of eyes
glaucoma makes you permanently blind.