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Sir Finley and removal of lumps!

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Evening all,

As some of you may have seen on my facebook Fin had an operation today to remove some lumps. We travelled up to Northampton to see Simon (super vet!) to get his opinion on the lumps and get some sort of plan together on how we were going to deal with them. Fin had seen a vet for one of the lumps back in October when I first noticed it but to be honest I don't think he really knows his stuff and I was told just to 'keep an eye on it.' Unfortunately it was worse than I realised and he had 4 lumps on one side of his tummy and a large one on the other. We went with the plan to remove the large one as it was slowly growing and would pose difficulties due to its location and to remove one of the other 4 to send away to histology. So he was booked in and had the op! The vet nurse did say that they looked like fatty lumps so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for that outcome...

I'll keep you updated once the results come back in. Fin is doing well in himself at the moment, and has eaten his veg, pellets and hay tonight. The girls were pleased to see him and have welcomed him back with no problems despite him stinking of the vets ;) !

Here are some pics of Simon's handy work:

Smaller lump on the left:
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Large lump on the right - he no longer has a nipple!
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I've got the day off tomorrow too to make sure he's ok, i've got lots of new pics of the gang so will try and get them on here tomorrow!
 
OMG that was a shock, I didn't realise. So glad he is recovering well and his results come back ok.

Good to hear his ladies have welcomed him back and are looking after him. Lots of healing vibes to him and the girls send healing wheeks x x
 
Best wishes to Fin, hope he is doing ok after his op :). Fingers crossed it's just fatty lumps. We have a guinea who is prone to them for some reason.

The scars look particularly dramatic with Fin's pale colouring!
 
sport_billy said:
OMG that was a shock, I didn't realise. So glad he is recovering well and his results come back ok.

Good to hear his ladies have welcomed him back and are looking after him. Lots of healing vibes to him and the girls send healing wheeks x x
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It's ok, i've been very quiet about it as I didn't want to build it up and make myself more worried! I know how much he's loved so wanted to get it over with and make sure he got through the GA before I said anything :))!
 
Aw Finley! Glad to hear he's eating ok and the girls don't mind the smell. Hope his wounds heal quickly.
Gentle hugs to him x
 
Guinea pigs <3 said:
It's ok, i've been very quiet about it as I didn't want to build it up and make myself more worried! I know how much he's loved so wanted to get it over with and make sure he got through the GA before I said anything :))!
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Totally understand. So pleased he recovering well and is back nomming his veg!
 
Oh and I must say another big thank you to Debbie (Furryfriends) for picking me up from the station and keeping me company all day to lower my anxiety levels!
 
aww bless you, i know what yu mean about keeping quiet about it, almost like if you dont say it its not there lol, hope Finley recovers well.

Oscar said to tell him he hopes he isnt on Baytril as it tastes like battery acid!
 
So glad Sir Finley's operation went well, I know how anxious it is. I don't understand why our piggies can't be exempt from all illness, such small little critter's.

His scar's don't look to ghastly. X
 
doglovinpiggylover said:
aww bless you, i know what yu mean about keeping quiet about it, almost like if you dont say it its not there lol, hope Finley recovers well.

Oscar said to tell him he hopes he isnt on Baytril as it tastes like battery acid!
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Lucky for Fin he doesn't need any nasty Baytril - just metacam! He's had his dose for tonight (via injection earlier) so we'll see how he goes with it tomo morning!

flintstones said:
So glad Sir Finley's operation went well, I know how anxious it is. I don't understand why our piggies can't be exempt from all illness, such small little critter's.

His scar's don't look to ghastly. X
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Oh if only they were exempt from any illnesses! Hope W&F are doing a bit better now?
 
furryfriends (Excellent Adventure Sanctuary) said:
Very neat wounds! I'm sure they will heal in no time at all. For such small little furries, piggies do seem to be very complex when it comes to illnesses. It was lovely to meet you both today. x
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Lovely to meet you too (and the little one!) I'm amazed at how he has bounced back, he's eaten a lot and i've even seen him popcorn?! They are quite hardy when they need to be hey?!
 
Oh poor Sir Finley pig :( The indignity of it all, he even has a sticky out tummy button :)) I have a piggy with a shaved tummy too at the moment rolleyes Doesn't Simon do such neat stitching? One of mine it was so neat I actually think Simon should be a cosmetic surgeon for humans :))

Lots of kisses from my girlies for him for a quick recovery xoxo
 
Poppy'sMum said:
Oh poor Sir Finley pig :( The indignity of it all, he even has a sticky out tummy button :)) I have a piggy with a shaved tummy too at the moment rolleyes Doesn't Simon do such neat stitching? One of mine it was so neat I actually think Simon should be a cosmetic surgeon for humans :))

Lots of kisses from my girlies for him for a quick recovery xoxo
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I love his little belly button! :)) Yes Simon does seem to be a piggy saviour! Oh noes, is it one of the girls with the shaved tummy?

Sir Finley is doing great this morning, bright as a button, wheeking for veggies this morning and took his metacam like a pro! He's such a good boy!
 
What a worrying time for you! I'm so pleased that Finley is doing well after the op and fingers crossed for good news with the tests on the lumps :)
 
Hazelcroft Rescue said:
What a worrying time for you! I'm so pleased that Finley is doing well after the op and fingers crossed for good news with the tests on the lumps :)
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Thanks Sarah! You know how long i've been worrying about the one I showed you! I'm glad it's gone either way so it wont cause him a problem. Fingers crossed for the results! Any more piggies re-homed?

piggyfan said:
Oh gosh I had no idea. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
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Thanks Piggyfan :) don't worry I didn't say anything about it on here
 
I think someone is forming an addiction to pain relief :)) he loves metacam! Is this normal for piggies?! He can't get to the syringe quick enough, or does he just know that it helps him to feel better I wonder...?
 
Guinea pigs <3 said:
I think someone is forming an addiction to pain relief :)) he loves metacam! Is this normal for piggies?! He can't get to the syringe quick enough, or does he just know that it helps him to feel better I wonder...?
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All the piggies we've had love metacam. Cookie and Treacle adore it and run off with the syringe. Our vet says it smells of ferrets.. Love to Sir Finley
 
aww bless the little trooper! hope it works out and he doesn't need any more undignified hair removal ;)
 
there must be something in the taste as flash took his easily and pepper would happily take hers when she was on it.

Still sending hugs and healing vibes to mr sir finley
 
sport_billy said:
All the piggies we've had love metacam. Cookie and Treacle adore it and run off with the syringe. Our vet says it smells of ferrets.. Love to Sir Finley
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Pepperdog said:
there must be something in the taste as flash took his easily and pepper would happily take hers when she was on it.

Still sending hugs and healing vibes to mr sir finley
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:)) i'm so used to having to hold their heads with the baytril and getting it in quickly that I didn't even think to see if he actually liked it! Now I just pop the syringe into the cage and he comes over and has his dose! Easy peasy!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we have had some good! news, Finley's lumps have come back as 'fatty' As i'm sure you can all imagine I'm very happy indeed tonight! We all needed some good news :) thanks for all your well wishes and support!
 
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