Pigglemama
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all. I know that ultimately the decision lies with me but I wanted to gather some different points of view. My 3.5 year old boar Percy has had a swelling in the right hand side of his mouth for a year and a half. I have taken him to our fab exotic vets about it and initially his mouth was scraped and debris was taken from his cheek. The lump went down but it has reappeared. The vet said it looked like mushed up food.
The vet has suggested an anaesthetic for a proper investigation which may or may not lead to surgery. He doesn’t think it is cancer but it could well be an infection of the muscle in the cheek.
So here’s my question- Percy is the happiest piggy , like a little ray of sunshine, eats like a horse and doesn’t seem in pain. I’ve attached a pic of him. Would you put him through this? It’s not a question of money ( I’m not flush but I would pay it for him) but I am genuinely so torn!
Thank you all
The vet has suggested an anaesthetic for a proper investigation which may or may not lead to surgery. He doesn’t think it is cancer but it could well be an infection of the muscle in the cheek.
So here’s my question- Percy is the happiest piggy , like a little ray of sunshine, eats like a horse and doesn’t seem in pain. I’ve attached a pic of him. Would you put him through this? It’s not a question of money ( I’m not flush but I would pay it for him) but I am genuinely so torn!
Thank you all