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Guinea Pig Cyst

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Gillyanne

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Hello everyone. My rescued piggy is at least 6 years old. She has a very large cyst on her back which the vet said to leave alone, he gave antibiotics which she took for 10 days. This was 2 months ago. It is still oozing a little bit, which was why I took her to the vet in the first place. I had hoped he would lance it but he thought it would be better to leave it alone. Should I go back and insist it is dealt with in one way or another? She eats well and scampers about happily, she seems fine but as I said it is a very large cyst and I wonder if I should see a different vet for a second opinion.
 
Please see a second vet. Her age is playing some role; but with an experienced vet an operation should be an option. my Tesni was 6 years old when she needed an infected cyst removing that was sitting very close to her genitalia. She has made a full recovery without any major hickups.

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Welcome to the forum, sorry to hear about your piggy, echo @Wiebke's advice above. Sending lots of love to your piggy, be lovely to see some photos of her. please enjoy spending time on the forum

Lee
 
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