twobigpigs
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi
My guinea pig pumpkin has had this cancerous growth under her chin / in her neck area. I noticed this getting bigger at the end of November 2023 as she LOVES being pet under her chin. I first noticed it in July last year. It was this solid lump so i took her to her vet. They confirmed it wasn’t an abscess and it was cancer. They said she had a good quality of life at that tine and there was nothing they could’ve done.
We had a scare with her health over new years as she drastically declined and i couldn't afford an emergency vet appointment so we waited and she improved. She thankfully improved.
However - on i want to say Saturday - i had noticed the lump has grown significantly. I knew it was growing in the first place and checked it almost every day. On Saturday i noticed a second lump around the size of a pea which has since grown just bigger than 2 pieces of sweetcorn. This has grown in size in the space of 3 or 4 days. I am worried about this as the location of the lump
makes this incredibly hard to remove it.
The big lump does touch the sides of her jaw when resting and eating but does not seem to be causing any discomfort at this moment.
Obviously, due to its size i am aware she could be in pain or something snd isn't showing it?
The main concern is she is so hungry all the time, constantly begging for food despite eating me
out of house and home. No idea if this is related to the skin cancers she has? I know she has 3. One on her side that is tiny and isn’t growing and then the two in her neck.
I have attached a picture of the rough outline of the lump which does not include where the little one would be.
My guinea pig pumpkin has had this cancerous growth under her chin / in her neck area. I noticed this getting bigger at the end of November 2023 as she LOVES being pet under her chin. I first noticed it in July last year. It was this solid lump so i took her to her vet. They confirmed it wasn’t an abscess and it was cancer. They said she had a good quality of life at that tine and there was nothing they could’ve done.
We had a scare with her health over new years as she drastically declined and i couldn't afford an emergency vet appointment so we waited and she improved. She thankfully improved.
However - on i want to say Saturday - i had noticed the lump has grown significantly. I knew it was growing in the first place and checked it almost every day. On Saturday i noticed a second lump around the size of a pea which has since grown just bigger than 2 pieces of sweetcorn. This has grown in size in the space of 3 or 4 days. I am worried about this as the location of the lump
makes this incredibly hard to remove it.
The big lump does touch the sides of her jaw when resting and eating but does not seem to be causing any discomfort at this moment.
Obviously, due to its size i am aware she could be in pain or something snd isn't showing it?
The main concern is she is so hungry all the time, constantly begging for food despite eating me
out of house and home. No idea if this is related to the skin cancers she has? I know she has 3. One on her side that is tiny and isn’t growing and then the two in her neck.
I have attached a picture of the rough outline of the lump which does not include where the little one would be.
