Case written on vacation in the USA
Dr Sing Kong Yuen
Oct 12, 2013  5.50am
Holiday Inn Boston-Bunker Hill Room 300, USA

A DIFFERENCE OF VETERINARY OPINION

My opinion was that the ear might have to be removed with the ear wart and I informed the owner early. It would be too late during anaesthesia to phone the owner as the Zoletil anaesthesia given IM would last less than 5 minutes. The wart might recur in trying to save the ear if it was malignant.  

The husband was much worried. A hamster is family and losing one ear would disfigure this family member.

I assigned the case to Dr Daniel who said the ear might not need to be cut off.  He excised the wart and put in 2 stitches. The intact ear was happiness to the couple. To save the couple money, no histopathology of the wart was done and so I don't know whether it is malignant or not. Only time will tell as malignant tumours recur.

Update on Nov 1, 2013. No complaint from the couple. No news is good news.