Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / August 2004

This is the big worry with females.
Benign mammary tumors are quite common.
Removal of the tumor will be less risky if the tumor is still small and
spaying her will be of a great benefit to her.
Spaying reduces the recurrence of mammary tumors. When one tumor starts to
grow, you can be sure there are more about to come out. :(
Please keep us posted, hopefully it will be better news, like an abscess or
something like that...

Sorry to hear that, Klary, I hope it's nothing serious - maybe an easily
treatable abscess.  Let us know what the vet says.

Tracey

Well, the vet had a look and felt the lump and she also took a
puncture (punction? don't know the word) and she says it's a benign
lump of fat. She says I should keep an eye on it because when it
starts to grow, because of the position under the front paw, it become
a problem with Setsu moving around. She would then receommend to have
it operated on. So for now, no worries, but I have to inspect it
regularly and make sure it does not grow too big.

It was, by the way, a stressfull trip.. Before I was downstairs and
out the door, Setsu had wiggled her way out of her cardboardbox and I
had to go up again. New box, taped it together, she was out in a
minute!. So I took a large tupperwarebox, punched some holes in the
top and locked her in.. I need to get one of those special baskets to
transport them..

Klary

well.. since monday, the lump has grown to twice its size. Going back
to the vets tomorrow. But first I'm going to buy a rodent-friendly
carrier to make the trip at least less stressfull for both me and the
rat..