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angel has a lump underneath her - anyone have any ideas

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i am off to the vets tonight with angel. some of you may remember that she was in a very bad way when i took her in and was in a back to back pregnancy too. she ended up with a c-section and a huge (300g) stillborn baby. she was not spayed at the time due to her being under the anaesthetic for too long. she is now living with her neutered friend, harry, who came from the same horrendous house. i have noticed today that she has a large round lump underneath her - towards her 'privates' area. i would say it is the size of a 10p piece but obviously round like a ball. it wasn't there a couple of weeks ago, or if it was it was too tiny to notice. tbh i have had such a lot on my mind what with my daughter taking the overdose and my dad is ill with cancer etc that i haven't had them out in the last 2 weeks. they are cleaned out and fed obviously but i do feel bad now that i hadn't checked her over. has anyone got any ideas as to what it could be please?
 
oh no, i dont know the answer, but for god sake, someone give this girl a break.

Hope its nothing awful i really do :)
 
Sending lots of love to you and Angel x x
 
Just thought if its on or near the c section scar could be a hernia? This can happen in women sometimes.
 
thankyou everyone for your well wishes and ideas but unfortunately my darling little angel is terminally ill. she has been diagnosed with a mammary tumour that is very aggressive and has grown so fast. after a long discussion with my vet it has been decided that the kindest thing for her is to leave her well alone. the tumour will continue to grow at an alarmingly fast rate and i am to take her back to the vet as soon as it starts to weep. it this point my little girl will need to be pts. the vet thinks she will probably have 2 weeks at the most. she is now back with her best friend harry to see out her last few days/weeks. she is not in any pain thankfully. i am taking comfort from the fact that if i hadn't helped her last year she would never have known love or a decent quality of life.
this has come as such a shock, especially after losing molly only yesterday.
i think i cursed myself after rex died in december when i said i hoped 2013 would be a better year. i had lost pippa, max, chas, lily, and rex last year and hoped and prayed for a year without any more losses. unfortunately this was not to be.8...
 
So sorry Sally, you are having such a awful time :(

You rescuing Angel was wonderful, your little girl has known love. Sending her and you lots of love and hugs. X x
 
sport_billy said:
So sorry Sally, you are having such a awful time :(

You rescuing Angel was wonderful, your little girl has known love. Sending her and you lots of love and hugs. X x
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thankyou. i'm not ashamed to admit that i'm hurting like hell at the moment - it feels like this is never going to stop. i know that loving animals means losing them at some point and i do have a lot, but this just seems so unfair. angel especially has been through such an awful life and i so wanted to give her a long love filled future. she has had the love but it hasn't been for long enough:(
 
Oh no I am so so sorry. I cannot believe this. Poor baby and poor you. You have had such difficult and tragic times. I think you are so strong to be coping as well as you are. If you ever wish to talk I am here. x
 
oh hell, what an awful shock for you, treasure the time you have i know you will, i dont know what to say except I'm so so so very sorry and I'm glad she had you to cherish her while you could.

Thinking of you love xxxxx
 
had some special time with Angel today and got some lovely photos of her. just thought i'd share this one with you all
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Oh Angel is so lovely. I am really sorry to read your sad news on this thread. You really have had such a time of it.

You should be so proud that you have given this beautiful guinea pig such a kind home, love and care, poor girl may never have known such a home without you. I hope she has a bit more time with you & I am sure you will keep her comfortable and happy right to the end.

Sending you all my best wishes, shiny.
 
Oh she is such a cute little piggy. Not sure what to say really but just wanted to acknowledge your post to say how sad this is for all of your losses xx
 
just wanted to give you all a quick update on angel. she is still doing 'ok'. the tumour has grown somewhat now but it is not weeping. so for now i still have my little girl. i take every day at a time and am grateful for each day coming to an end with Angel still here. i'm not sure how much longer she will carry on for but for now i chersih every cuddle we have together
 
Lots of love to Angel, she is one the most beautiful pigs I've ever seen. That is a gorgeous photo of her. x
 
She is heart stoppingly beautiful,I am so sorry its bad news.
 
Look at that beautiful face bless her ^) I hope you're doing ok x
 
I am so sorry you have had to deal with so many sad things and there seems no end in sight yet. At least with your piggies you can take comfort from the fact that you have given them a longer and better quality of life than they would otherwise have had. Keep strong, the world needs people like you.
 
Lilly said:
I am so sorry you have had to deal with so many sad things and there seems no end in sight yet. At least with your piggies you can take comfort from the fact that you have given them a longer and better quality of life than they would otherwise have had. Keep strong, the world needs people like you.
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thankyou lily for your kind words - and also thankyou to everyone else. another day passed yesterday and i still have her:). just hope we can continue for sometime to come. harry will be so sad too when she's gone. he only 'moved in' with her on 20th december after being neutered. they have had such a tiny amount of time together. i will look at bonding him with either blossom, hazel and nutmeg or my three fluffs, honey, hope and heidi. i do hope everything works out well for him in the end. he is such a gentle boy who came from the same horrible place that angel came from. he too, deserves a decent happy life
 
well we are now past the 2 week mark and angel is still with me:). she does seem a little quieter, lying around more but still eating plenty. in fact she just enjoyed a lovely juicy grape out of my hand. the tumour is definitely a lot bigger now
this is angel having a grape a couple of days ago. they don't very often have them but she has so little time left that i cannot see a problem with 'spoiling her':)
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this is angel with harry. sorry the picture is a bit dark - my flash didn't want to work
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I think you should give her whatever she likes to eat. Such a beautiful girl.
 
I've only just read this, so sorry to hear about your special girl :( she's beautiful. Enjoy your time together and like you said - spoil her rotten!
 
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I've only just read this, so sorry to hear about your special girl :( she's beautiful. Enjoy your time together and like you said - spoil her rotten!
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i am spoiling her - she had another of her favourite grapes earlier but she thinks my fingers are grapes too when the juice runs down them:)) i have to be pretty quick at moving them before she sinks her teeth in. tbh, she is getting quieter each day now and the tumour is getting bigger all the time. i have a feeling that it won't be long now before i have to say goodbye to her
 
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