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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / January 2006Chester's lump
Hi, Last week I noticed a "huge" lump on my rat Chester's left side. Thinking it would probably be some sort of tumor which would require surgery (or worse), I called the vet on Monday morning. I took Chester to the vet on Monday evening, and after doing a biopsy she concluded it was a tumor. Surgery would be required to remove it, and they could do it the next morning already. So I returned Chester to the vet Tuesday morning at about 8:30 AM, and about 13:15 PM I got a call that the operation had been successful. As it turned out, the lump was "only" a lipoma. I was worried sick all weekend, and I had a bad feeling when I took Chester to the vet Tuesday morning, so you can imagine the relief when I heard he was alright. :-D Chester's lump: http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/20060119-lump.jpg Chester's stitches (somewhat gross, so click with caution!): http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/20060124-stitch2.jpg Full story: http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/ - Tale -- "Oh, rats!" http://www.taletn.com/rats/ long ago and far away, "Tale" <tale@martinic.nl.earth> did say: >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Full story: >http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/ good news that it wasn't anything serious. hope he heals well and quickly! -- And now, each night I count the stars. And each night I get the same number. (Amiri Baraka) http://shattering.org x-no-archive: yes in the headers > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ Looks as though he is doing great :-) They heal so quickly , once his fur groes back you won't even see a scar :-) I've had lumps removed from rats around half a dozen times with great success. I only lost one which was due to no fault of the vet, Morph was a hybrid who didn't cope well with being handled or new situations, her op went fine but she couldn't cope with the stress afterwards :-( it was a case of I knew I would lose her if she didn't get the op and had a chance of her pulling through with the op, I would make the same decision if faced with that situation again. So pleased to hear that Chester is doing well! That's great news x  SignatureTarn ............... Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ Ah Bless him, lots of big kisses for him. SignatureBest Regards Jackie and the Girls. > So pleased to hear that Chester is doing well! That's great news x > > Hi, [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > "Oh, rats!" > > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ I'm so glad Chester will be Ok. I hope all that hair grows back quickly. Poor guy looks cold! Jacqui > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ Poor little guy. I've never seen bandage on top like that, that's a good idea. I had a rat that had a lump come out the side like that. He was 23 months old, it was removed and all went well. Joanne Owned by 15 rats > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ May Chester continue to make a good recovery - well wishes and lots of scritches being sent his way :o) Tracey Thank you all for your support, both me and Chester appreciate it! :-) Chester is still doing great. He is already climbing in and out of his cage unto the table again. He clearly wants to return to the others in the big cage and roam freely on the couch again, but he will have to wait a little longer. His bandage has "somehow" shrinked to about half its original size, but it's still holding, as are his stitches. Chester yesterday evening, eating some cooked rice: http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/20060127-rice.jpg Chester this morning, washing himself inside his private cage: http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/20060128-washing.jpg There are some more recent pictures of Chester on my website: http://www.taletn.com/rats/20060124/#PICTURES - Tale -- "Oh, rats!" http://www.taletn.com/rats/ > Thank you all for your support, both me and Chester appreciate it! :-) > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > "Oh, rats!" > http://www.taletn.com/rats/ Bless his heart, he certainly looks like a fit and healthy rat! Tracey |
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