Lump

[ally08]

Hey I noticed a large lump that came up suddenly on my guinea pig Ronnie's throat. I took him to the animal trust last Friday who were lovely, but when I got him there I found out they didn't specialize in guinea pigs. They prescribed some antibiotics and said see how he gets on. The lump was a bit bigger and higher up but now appears a bit smaller and has dropped lower. I took him to my local vets this Thursday and he didn't know if it was an abscess or a tumour but wanted to give him anesthetic to sleep and operate to remove and stitch him up. Ronnie is only 6-7 months old. I will attach pictures of his lump. He has been eating and drinking well, and is still very playful and active. Not sure how to attach photos to this thread.

 

[Wiebke]

Hey I noticed a large lump that came up suddenly on my guinea pig Ronnie's throat. I took him to the animal trust last Friday who were lovely, but when I got him there I found out they didn't specialize in guinea pigs. They prescribed some antibiotics and said see how he gets on. The lump was a bit bigger and higher up but now appears a bit smaller and has dropped lower. I took him to my local vets this Thursday and he didn't know if it was an abscess or a tumour but wanted to give him anesthetic to sleep and operate to remove and stitch him up. Ronnie is only 6-7 months old. I will attach pictures of his lump. He has been eating and drinking well, and is still very playful and active. Not sure how to attach photos to this thread.

Hi and welcome

I am very sorry; he sounds rather young for big lumps in that area, poor boy.

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