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Hard lump on guinea pig back

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I've just felt a hard lump on one of my piggy's back, she's only 1 years old and the lump is roughly the size of a pea. Should I take her to the vet as i haven't felt this before?
 
I only asked because shes acting completly normal and she still has a big appetite, I'll still take her to the vet though thank you
 
We had a piggy in a couple of months ago with a lump on her back. Turns out it was a massive abscess!
She had it lances and she's just finished a course of antibiotics and it's gone. But now she's developed another lump somewhere else which could be another abscess or something completely different.
Definitely worth getting it checked!
 
It’s good she is acting normally but you can never tell when something may be brewing - they have a remarkable ability to hide symptoms.

When there is a potential health issue we always advise that you switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh them daily so you can more closely monitor hay intake.
It enables you to step in with syringe feeding much sooner if you are closely monitoring (hay intake cannot be gauged by eye) if there is a problem starting.

I hope she is ok. Let us know how you get on with the vet.
 
vicky. said:
I only asked because shes acting completly normal and she still has a big appetite, I'll still take her to the vet though thank you
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Hi

The majority of lumps are mostly harmless sebacious cysts sitting loosely in the skin or mostly equally harmless lipomas (fatty lumps) but we strongly advise to have any lump or bump vet checked because it could also be an abscess, trichofolliculoma or worse. Burst sebaceous cysts have a bad habit of refilling and becoming infected, so in that case operative removal is usually indicated. With a smaller cyst your vet is likely to prefer to just keep it under observation.

Since any lumps and swellings require a hands-on check and cannot be diagnosed sight unseen, we kindly ask our members to please use a vet. I would however not worry too much if I were you; but is an area where we are unable answer your question directly.

PS: Some piggies have a strong genetic disposition for lumps of any sort. Lumps usually become more common in older piggies than in younger ones.

Here is a bit of an overview over lumps and bumps:
Guinea Lynx :: Lumps
 
UPDATEE! We went to the vets and the vet told is it's most likely a sebaceous cyst and that it might pop up to her skin and deal with it itself. She also told us that it wasn't attached to anything and that it is quite small and didnt seem to be affecting her. + she told us to just keep an observation on the bump and take her back if it gets bigger (like double the size)
Thank you so much for everyone support I really appreciate it (by the way this is brownie)
 

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vicky. said:
UPDATEE! We went to the vets and the vet told is it's most likely a sebaceous cyst and that it might pop up to her skin and deal with it itself. She also told us that it wasn't attached to anything and that it is quite small and didnt seem to be affecting her. + she told us to just keep an observation on the bump and take her back if it gets bigger (like double the size)
Thank you so much for everyone support I really appreciate it (by the way this is brownie)
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Glad that all is OK. Brownie is gorgeous. ❤️
 
It's such a relief to get the all clear from a vet isn't it.
Beautiful little girl ❤️
 
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