How long does it take for a broken leg to heal?

If your hamster has a broken leg will it heal and how long will it take?

• Answer:

  Well, it may heal, but you should get some special tape (like a tiny cast for your fingers) and use that to heal the leg. Just wrap it around the leg and make sure it is loose enough for your hamster's circulation to keep going, but tight enough for the tape (finger cast) to keep the leg steady. I would also consider you go to Petsmart and let them take a look at your hamster (Just tell them you need to speak to your hamster specialist, it is urgent). Let them take a look. If you feel uncomfortable dealing with your hamsters wound then just tell them, "Can I give you my phone number. And can you tell me when it will be healed"? A good suggestion is taking the hamster to the vet. Some say it could be 2-3 weeks, like for rats and mice. Others would suggest that unless you are willing to invest in a mechanical leg for him, it's kinder to put them down as they wont be able to do much. Anecdotes from Wiki ers with hamsters: Take your hamster to the vet! My hamster escaped in our house a few weeks ago. The combo of cats chasing him and climbing down three flights of stairs left him in quite the state of disrepair. I noticed a bruise when he was first home, and it got much worse and the leg got really swollen. Even though it's been a few weeks, the vet gave me a pain reliever/anti inflammatory medicine to help him with the pain and discomfort while the leg is healing. The person recommending euthanizing your hamster is being cruel and uninformed -- even though the vet can't give the hamster a splint or a cast, the medicines help with the pain until your hamster is back up and running! My hamster jumped out of the cage and broke its leg and it took about 1-4 weeks to heal. I'm a vet nurse. So take your hamster to the vets! We usually give a pain relief injection in the form of a NSAID. If it is a simple fracture, a quick whiff of anaesthetic gas & application of a splint (usually a match & some "elastoplast"). I have seen legs amputated if that's what the owner would like & they generally do very well. They tolerate having the skin glued with surgical glue rather than stitches to chew out! 3-4 weeks for a fracture to heal. You can even get tiny little buster collars so they can't chew the bandage! Well, TAKE HIM TO THE VET!! I know, theres probably no exotic pet vet in your area, but you need to find one. I thought my chinese dwarf hamster broke his leg, but the day I took him to the vet they said it was a tumor and it was too late to save him. He had to be put to sleep. So, my advice, take him/her to the vet right away, before it's to late. R.I.P Hamilton Scurry Wolf