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Hey. I was wondering if anyone could help me with this situation.

My boyfriend has two male long-haired hamsters housed together in a cage. One of them, which I'll call "Doc," has a nasty-looking foot infection. I discovered this when I was over at his house and as such I was able to get a good look at Doc.

His foot was inflamed. Literally, it looked as if the foot had been "inflated." There was a small white scab at the bottom of the foot just beneath the digits, and it ended and continued in a small red "line" that split his foot. My boyfriend claimed that the foot had been drained twice to no avail. I forgot to ask him what color the pus/fluid was.

I was wondering if there is anything I could do. He really cares about his "babies," and I don't want Doc to succumb to infection. I was thinking treating the foot with Peroxide, but I didn't want to risk it. I have a feeling that it may end up killing him if nothing is done.

I can get a photograph by Tuesday at the earliest.