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4 year old boar with lump

Guineasmama

Guineasmama

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Hi all. I have a beautiful boy called Milo and he’s about to turn 4 years old next month. He has a walnut size lump on his right side of body, bottom half. Doesn’t cause him pain and he can lay on it. I showed him to a vet when he went for nail clip just before lockdown in March 2020 and they said it was most likely a fat lipoma. Now, 5 months later he has a couple of smaller pea size lumps on his chest.
He is eating and drinking as normal and since March 2020, has lost 40g; very gradually. There could be slight errors in taking his weight as he moves a lot.
Can someone recommend a exotics / Guinea pig specialist vet? My nearest vet is Pets at home and they were awful with one of my Guineas that passed away and my own vet says they aren’t specialists with Guineas.
I live in Slough. SL2 postcode. Thank you
 
Guineasmama said:
Hi all. I have a beautiful boy called Milo and he’s about to turn 4 years old next month. He has a walnut size lump on his right side of body, bottom half. Doesn’t cause him pain and he can lay on it. I showed him to a vet when he went for nail clip just before lockdown in March 2020 and they said it was most likely a fat lipoma. Now, 5 months later he has a couple of smaller pea size lumps on his chest.
He is eating and drinking as normal and since March 2020, has lost 40g; very gradually. There could be slight errors in taking his weight as he moves a lot.
Can someone recommend a exotics / Guinea pig specialist vet? My nearest vet is Pets at home and they were awful with one of my Guineas that passed away and my own vet says they aren’t specialists with Guineas.
I live in Slough. SL2 postcode. Thank you
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Hi!

Some piggies are prone to lumps; lipomas (fatty lumps) can develop in clusters.

Here is our recommended vets locator: Vet Locator
 
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