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something wrong with my hammie. something coming out of her anul area.

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Question
"my hamster milkshacke ,i just got her yesterday, and this morning i found out that she has something sticking out of her anus and shes bleeding out of that area i cant really explain it that well but it looks like she has pooped. but we called the pet store and they said she could be trying to have babies but, she is not really that big around the
belly area. they said that if she didnt have babies within the next two hours shes probably having pro laps. (where there insides come out) could she be having pro-laps? or could she be having a babies? plz tell me whats wrong with her."

Answer
It sounds like her rectum has relapsed and what you are seeing is her rectum being pushed out. I don't know if there's anything that can be done. It's very painful and I would take the hamster back to the pet store. Generally, when a hamsters rectum collapses they have to be put to sleep. I'm sorry to say.