PigglePuggle
Senior Guinea Pig
Blodwen had a festive routine vet trip today to check on a cyst on her back, and I've booked her in for elective surgery on 18th January... just want some reassurance I'm doing the right thing?
The lump appeared in June about the size of half a grape, diagnosed as a harmless cyst, and was loose under the skin- now it is 3 or 4cm all round and is bothering her- she's chewed the fur off, and it is starting to attach to the tissues underneath...
Her usually wheezy breathing is very good this winter, and our favourite vet thinks she's safe for anaesthesia at our local friendly vet practice just a mile from home.
I hate booking her in for surgery mostly on account of her currently being healthier than usual, but I would also hate this lump to get so big it's inoperable but affecting her quality of life, or have her chew a hole in it herself and need an emergency clean up job...
What does anyone with experience of elective lump removal surgery think? Blodwen gave her opinion by doing a massive wee on the vet table, then on the vet, then on daddy when she got home. She's very good at big wees. Also good at looking like a camel with her big cyst right in the middle of her back!
I love funny little Blod-splod so much, I'd hate to risk losing her unnecessarily, but... that's why I want the lump gone while she's in best health and it's still not a big procedure- I'd not want to be consideing a massive high risk operation in a year's time when the lump is bigger or more firmly attached, or in an emergency, or when her wheezing is bad...
Blod isnt convinced!
The lump appeared in June about the size of half a grape, diagnosed as a harmless cyst, and was loose under the skin- now it is 3 or 4cm all round and is bothering her- she's chewed the fur off, and it is starting to attach to the tissues underneath...
Her usually wheezy breathing is very good this winter, and our favourite vet thinks she's safe for anaesthesia at our local friendly vet practice just a mile from home.
I hate booking her in for surgery mostly on account of her currently being healthier than usual, but I would also hate this lump to get so big it's inoperable but affecting her quality of life, or have her chew a hole in it herself and need an emergency clean up job...
What does anyone with experience of elective lump removal surgery think? Blodwen gave her opinion by doing a massive wee on the vet table, then on the vet, then on daddy when she got home. She's very good at big wees. Also good at looking like a camel with her big cyst right in the middle of her back!
I love funny little Blod-splod so much, I'd hate to risk losing her unnecessarily, but... that's why I want the lump gone while she's in best health and it's still not a big procedure- I'd not want to be consideing a massive high risk operation in a year's time when the lump is bigger or more firmly attached, or in an emergency, or when her wheezing is bad...
Blod isnt convinced!