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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / September 2004Strange infected sore?
I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. See Cocoa's "Owie" album: http://community.webshots.com/user/wabewawa He's had a bit of a slightly smaller than pea-sized bump there for over a month, which we thought was just probably a little bite deal or something he got during a skirmish, but it's just recently started to get more "wart-like" and scabby. It hasn't increased in size really, but the look of it worries me because it reminds me of a tumor one of my hamsters from when I was a little girl had (but *that* brownish, scabby "sore" was much larger and grew really quickly). We just started putting a little Neosporin ointment on it, but it really hasn't been long enough for us to notice any difference yet. (BTW, in the third photo, #-0609, his fur looks a little icky around it from the Neosporin, not from any drainage or anything, which we haven't seen any of at all.) I'm thinking I may have to take him to the vet to get it cauterized off or something, but before I consider doing that, any opinions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated. :)  SignatureMariette <:3 )3~~ <:3 )3~~ <:3 )3~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/wabewawa (wabewawa61-at-earthlink-dot-net) > I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our > 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > http://community.webshots.com/user/wabewawa > (wabewawa61-at-earthlink-dot-net) Sorry I'm not going to be much help here as I've never experienced tumours on my ratties. I have experienced abscesses, although it doesn't look like an abscess to me - have you tried very gently squeezing the lump? Abscesses usually yield horrible thick smelly pus when you do this, although sometimes you have to scrape the scab off the lump for it to ooze. I'm not going to recommend that though as it may not be an abscess. Maybe it's a cyst? Sorry I'm not much help, Mariette. If it were me I'd let the vet check it out. Tracey >> I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our >> 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >Tracey Thanks, Tracey. It's not "squeezable," really, more the consistency of a wart or something more solid like that. It looks like we will be taking him to the vet. I was just hoping that somebody here may have seen something similar before and would have some ideas what it might be. Luckily, whatever it is, it's not really changed in size that much, so not likely to be a tumor or anything too dangerous, hopefully. Thanks again for giving some feedback, Tracey. :) SignatureMariette <:3 )3~~ <:3 )3~~ <:3 )3~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/wabewawa (wabewawa61-at-earthlink-dot-net) > >> I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our > >> 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > http://community.webshots.com/user/wabewawa > (wabewawa61-at-earthlink-dot-net) Happy to do so, I'm just sorry I couldn't offer more helpful advice! Fingers crossed it's something benign. Let us know what the vet says. Tracey Hi Tracey, Two of my boys have had this. With Cairo it was a Sebaceous Cyst which eventually burst. I took him to the Vets to have it thoroughly cleaned out and a couple of stitches put in. He healed up 100%..:) Africa has one now and had had it for a couple of months, it doesn't bother him but if it does I will get it seen to and perhaps purposely opened and cleaned out. With Cairo it was annoying him as he was always trying to itch it !! Even so for peace of mind a good Vets opinion never goes astray. All the best. Regards Kate > > I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our > > 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Tracey > I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a small sore that our > 2-1/2-year-old guy has on his side. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > off or something, but before I consider doing that, any opinions > and/or advice would be greatly appreciated. :) It may be a cyst or an abscess... (my guess) It doesn't look like a typical tumor to me. Best to see a vet though. Keep us updated... Good luck!! SignatureJoanne Mom to 11 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 |
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