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Smudge, my nearly 2 year old female piggie, well all of them have been a bit neglected in way of cuddles and health checks the past few weeks. Anyway, I have just done a quick health check on them all and all is well apart from a lump I found on smudge.

I wondered if it was something like a wart so I parted the hair to check the skin. The skin is completely normal which is making me think that its something internal. Its in the middle of the side of her rib cage. I'm guessing the placement means that its something that isn't to worry about too much than if it was her stomach or something, but then I know nothing about piggie illnesses.

She will be going to the vet about this, but has anyone had anything like this happen? Other than this lump, theres no sign of anything wrong so hopefully its just a cyst or something.
 
I am no expert (and I'm sure one will be along shortly!), but I had a piggy who had a couple of small lumps appear here and there. I got them checked and the vet wasn't too concerned, but I was to keep an eye on them. They never bothered him and he lived until 5. Probably worth getting checked I'm sure to be on the safe side.
 
My piggie rusty has a fairly large lump on her upper bum right on her back leg. The owners before me took her to a vet to get checked and the vet said just keep an eye on it and I have and nothing bad has come from it.
I hope everything works out and is OK!
 
Lumps can be many things; abscess, fatty lump, tumor, cyst... Some things are harmless, some need immediate attention. I would get it checked out straight away by a guinea-savy vet.

The problem is that it can be hard to tell exactly what a lump is unless you get it checked out by the vet. You need to keep a very close eye on if it is growing or changing at all. Hopefully if it is anything problematic then you have caught it early & can get it sorted out. Just shows how important regular health checks are :).

We have a guinea prone to fatty lumps & we have to keep a close eye on him for this.

Best wishes for your piggie :)
 
We don't play roulette and decide to remove cyst from 2 our sows.From one and after 2 month another operation.A lot of money but worst it.They became not so stress anymore.
 
I took my Poppy to the vets last week as she also had a little lump on her side - no ill effects, eating well as usual, but I wanted to be sure it was nothing sinister. He put a fine needle into it, and extracted some grey waxy stuff, it is a cyst. He suggested either bringing her in every so often to have it cleared, or more permanently having it surgically removed, the trouble was that would cost £175, which was a shock! I have opted to take her back every so often as she's not in pain and it seems to be staying about the same size. It seems a lot for an op on a little guinea pig - but the vet said a similar process for a cat in terms of time and anaesthetic, is this the sort of fee that others have paid?
 
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I took my Poppy to the vets last week as she also had a little lump on her side - no ill effects, eating well as usual, but I wanted to be sure it was nothing sinister. He put a fine needle into it, and extracted some grey waxy stuff, it is a cyst. He suggested either bringing her in every so often to have it cleared, or more permanently having it surgically removed, the trouble was that would cost £175, which was a shock! I have opted to take her back every so often as she's not in pain and it seems to be staying about the same size. It seems a lot for an op on a little guinea pig - but the vet said a similar process for a cat in terms of time and anaesthetic, is this the sort of fee that others have paid?
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Yes it is. I've had 2 piggies with abscesses removed surgically & both times paid around £180 (including GA & meds). However with the right antibiotics afterwards (Zithro-max usually) they have made good recoveries & no return of the abscess either. You have to weigh up against the stress of taking the animal to have it drained each time, the continuing vet visits etc against the (small) risk of GA & hopefully the complete removal.

However from what you say that sounds more like a sebaceous cyst which is entirely different altogether. I had one with those & I cleaned it carefully & left it alone & she lived happily with it.
 
THank you for that, yes he did say it was a cyst. It hasn't got any bigger, but going to take her to get it cleaned out in the next couple of weeks.
 
Thanks for the replys everyone! I didn't get a chance to take Smudge to the vets as I ended up back in hospital... Stoopid body! Anyway, my mum did take her to the vets for me and they said that it appears to be harmless where it doesn't bother her and some other things I can't remember now. But basically to just keep an eye on it and it anything changes with it then to bring her straight in.
 
hi everyone. I hope you all are well. A few months ago I had lost one of my piggies due a few complications. Now her cagemate is ill. I found a few lumps near her nipple area and her stomach. I used to show the vet in Basingstoke but I moved to London and having trouble finding a good guinea pig vet. The Basingstoke vet said it could be hernia or enlarged lymph nodes but when i took her to the pets at home vets ( which is the regular now at the moment as we have moved to london), they said it is a mammory tumor. There's about 4 lumps. So a need aspiration was done yesterday and was waiting for the results. The vet has guinea pigs himself so i feel a bit better to show him as I think if the vets have guinea pigs themselves then they have a better understanding about them? He said that if the results do come back cancerous, then choco will have to have both her nipples removed and her lumps so its a major operation. I couldnt bear the thought of losing her due to the anasthesia but I'm in such a dilema at the momment. I'm worrying constantly because I dont want her to have cancer, and if she does I dont want her to have a major operation and then not survive through it. Please an anyone help me with this about what they would do in this situation and if they have had any experience of removing mammory tumors and chances of survival. Also does anyone know of a good guinea pig vet that I could do the operation with or is it best to stick with the guy at pets at home? I currently live in the Isleworth area, next to Brentford. Please message me asap. Thank you x
 
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Thats great thank you. We took fluffy to that vet near christmas when she was severely ill. Unfortunately she died so I'm a bit worried to take choco there, even thought i know it was probably not the vets fault. But he gave fluffy anaesthetic, fluids and antbiotics. But fluffy had so many complications. Fluffy also had anaesthesia the previous week as well so he did say that because more anaesthetic was given, it mightve have quicked the process of her dying. But her kidneys and liver were failing and she wasnt drinking or eating anymore. What did your guinea pigs have their operations for at c j hall? thank you xx
 
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