My 1 year old Guinea pig developed an insanely large mass on her chin overnight… she’s eating, moving around, weeking, and drinking fine. The lump is extremely hard. Any ideas of what it could be? I attached a link to an image.
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HUGE lump on chest.. help!
- Thread starter Ahoust14
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Please have your piggy seen by a vet asap. Any lump which comes up quickly needs urgent care. Only a hands on vet check can tell you what it is
Switch from routine weekly weight checks to instead weighing her daily so you can more closely monitor hay intake. Step in with syringe feeding if the lump is impeding her ability to eat enough hay including any pain which can cause a reduction in hay intake
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
Switch from routine weekly weight checks to instead weighing her daily so you can more closely monitor hay intake. Step in with syringe feeding if the lump is impeding her ability to eat enough hay including any pain which can cause a reduction in hay intake
Emergency, Crisis and Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
I once had a piggy develop an abscess on his jaw in a similar spot, and it also seemed to blow up to the size of a golf ball overnight.
Your piggy needs to be seen by a vet asap.
They will be able to treat it, but only a vet can prescribe the proper treatment after a hands on check for a conclusive diagnosis.
Your piggy needs to be seen by a vet asap.
They will be able to treat it, but only a vet can prescribe the proper treatment after a hands on check for a conclusive diagnosis.
Thank you all for the replies! It exploded overnight and left a quarter inch hole in her neck.. no signs of infection so far, I’ve been flushing the hole out twice a day. I’m taking her to the vet Friday morning.
Betsy
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That looks sore. Your poor piggy. Is it possible to get an earlier appointment? What are you flushing it out with?
Just water. Friday was the soonest appointment that was available, the next closest emergency vet is 3 hours away
This image was taken today.