Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) run extensively in exercise wheels. This running may cause paw lesions. Three treatments of these wounds (topical application of vitamin E, wheel blocking, and a combination of both) were compared using both sexes. A pretreatment period with or without wheels l...
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| description | Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) run extensively in exercise wheels. This running may cause paw lesions. Three treatments of these wounds (topical application of vitamin E, wheel blocking, and a combination of both) were compared using both sexes. A pretreatment period with or without wheels lasted 15 days and the ensuing treatment period lasted 45 days. At the end of the pre-treatment period, none of the animals without wheels had paw wounds, whereas at least 75% of the females and 100% of the males with wheels did. Females had fewer and smaller wounds than males at this point. At the end of the treatment period, no effect of vitamin E could be discerned, but significant wound healing occurred after wheel blocking in both males and females. Wheel blocking is an easy way to prevent or treat paw wounds, but it presents problems in terms of animal welfare, as wheels are an important cage enrichment for hamsters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35c0980993b64078abc14cd11ea39cdf2025-02-03T06:01:13ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2042-00482010-01-01201010.4061/2010/951708951708Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)Mélisa Veillette0Julie Guitard1Stéphan G. Reebs2Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDépartement de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaDépartement de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, CanadaSyrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) run extensively in exercise wheels. This running may cause paw lesions. Three treatments of these wounds (topical application of vitamin E, wheel blocking, and a combination of both) were compared using both sexes. A pretreatment period with or without wheels lasted 15 days and the ensuing treatment period lasted 45 days. At the end of the pre-treatment period, none of the animals without wheels had paw wounds, whereas at least 75% of the females and 100% of the males with wheels did. Females had fewer and smaller wounds than males at this point. At the end of the treatment period, no effect of vitamin E could be discerned, but significant wound healing occurred after wheel blocking in both males and females. Wheel blocking is an easy way to prevent or treat paw wounds, but it presents problems in terms of animal welfare, as wheels are an important cage enrichment for hamsters.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/951708 |
| spellingShingle | Mélisa Veillette Julie Guitard Stéphan G. Reebs Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) |
| title_full | Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) |
| title_fullStr | Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) |
| title_short | Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) |
| title_sort | cause and possible treatments of foot lesions in captive syrian hamsters mesocricetus auratus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/951708 |
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