Lydia Marie
New Born Pup
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- Jul 6, 2019
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I had just gotten home from vacation today, and I went to check on my two guinea pigs. I realized that one of my guinea pigs had a big mass underneath her. There was also blood in the cage. I knew it could be serious, so I took her to the vet. The vet told me that it was a tumor on her mammary gland. She gave us the option of going to another vet to get it removed, but said it would be risky to do so. Now I don’t know what I should do. Should I risk the surgery or not? My guinea pig is acting just fine and is eating and drinking. I really don’t know what I should do. Can anyone tell me if the surgery is worth it? The mass just came out of no where and now I’m scared that it will get worse. It seems like I could have prevented this because I have seen blood in the cage a few months before. I called the same vet and they said it could be a virus, and I sent a stool from my guinea pig to have it tested. They sent some medicine to me and I gave it to both of my guinea pigs so the other one wouldn’t get sick too. The blood seemed to go away after that. Then just about a week or so ago my mom realized a little blood in the cage and we thought nothing of it. After that everything was fine until I got back home. We had people taking care of them, but they never said anything about any blood to us. Sorry to make this so long, but I’m just really worried about my guinea pig and what to do about the mass.