Angel's tumour, as things progress Z

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thanks Haley.

Actually, no, it's not the same vet as the one that is boarding them. I def want to be here when she has it, not in another state, but that did cross my mind. I didn't even ask if they did that. I just figured the other one did, cuz I think one of them lives next door and someone comes by regularly to check on the animals when they're closed.

The one I took her to today was the same office that diagnosed BunBun, but the first time I've seen this doc, she was very good and she actually has a rabbit.She was telling me that a customer broughta bun in and it had tooth issues, much like you have experienced Haley and she thought it needed put down.:shock::shock: She was like, no, we're no where near that, she offered to take it, the customer acceptedand the vet still has it!

Today's is a bit smaller place, but at the mention of fostering that one giant, and they say it's too much work, I figured they didn't do boarding, ya know? At least I have a couple of options (actually 4 different docs-all good-two at each office) when it comes to my babies!! I just hope it isn't cancer. ray:

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thanks Angela!! That I will def checkthat out. I was responding to Haley, it took sometime! Hee Hee .

 

[LuvaBun]

Oh, poor Angel (and poor you)! I will be praying for her - whatever it is, at least you caught it early!

Jan

 

[Pipp]

They should be able to test the fluid they got out of it to get a better idea of the composition, no?

Sounds good that it'sjust under the skin.

Sending get well/stay well vibes Angel's way.



sas ray:

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Haley wrote:

Poor Angel! Well, if she got "fluid" out than that does ruleout an abscess. Sounds like whatever it is should be removed as sheadvised..

I'll be keeping Angel in my thoughts and prayers. When is your vacation? Is that the vet who is boarding them for you?

I thought an abcess was full of puss or infected fluid?

 

[naturestee]

Bo, an abscess is full of pus but rabbit pus is extremely thick. Think like cream cheese or toothpaste. It's pretty easy to tell the difference between that and other fluids. I don't know if they even could get pus out with a syringe because it's so thick. Usually the vet has to cut the abscess open to get the pus out.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

WOW! I didn't know that.

I sure hope Angel does ok. We're praying for her here.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thanks guys! I hope we caught it early enough too! Amy at HRS emailed me back and her database is down at the moment, but if she remembers correctly, Angel was spayed around 2-3.

 

[pamnock]

Mammary tumors are not unheard of in rabbits. We lost a doe to mammary cancer. Fluids as well as puss can bepresent inabscesses.

Does with mammary cancer may have symptoms that mimic mastitis (thick, white discharge or fluids from the teat).

Hopefully, the vet will be able to tell you more soon.

Pam

 

[Haley]

naturestee wrote:

Bo, an abscess is full of pus but rabbit pus is extremelythick. Think like cream cheese or toothpaste. It'spretty easy to tell the difference between that and otherfluids. I don't know if they even could get pus out with asyringe because it's so thick. Usually the vet has to cut theabscess open to get the pus out.

My vet tried to biopsy Max's with a needle and said that rabbit pus isso thick you can rarely get it that way..and I wouldnt refer to it as"fluid" because its consistency is so thick, like Angela said.

 

[pamnock]

An abscess can have thick white puss, as well as other clear or bloody fluid.

Pam

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Well, I checked Angel's lump last night and it seems to be getting bigger. Now it's about the size of a pea, almost. Still loose feeling. Are tumors hard? Wondering if it could just be a harmless cyst? ray::nerves1

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Nobody has responded, didn't know if that was b/c nobody has an answer from my update this morning, so..just checking :bump

 

[Pipp]

Did the vet run a test on the fluid from the needle?

I don't know for sure, but I think abscesses are hard (but maybe with a soft spot in the center?), tumours can be hard or soft, andcysts as well, tho I'd think they'd tend to besofter.

When is your next appointment?



sas

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thanks SAS. I think all she did was look at it through a scope maybe?

We're leaving for AZ on Sat and we're gone for a week. She will be at another vet's office being boarded. At least they can keep an eye on it.

It just worries me that it seems to be getting bigger. I'm inclined to think it's just a benign cyst, but until she has the surgery, I won't know. Should the vet have done a specific type of test?

 

[cheryl]

Ohh no!,i really hope that it's nothing serious

I'm praying that it it just a cyst or something harmless

Poor little Angel,will be keeping her in my thoughts

and many hugs to you :hug2:

cheryl

 

[Pipp]

Did the vet rule out anything like an abscess from putting it under the scope?

And the vet thought it was okay to leave it that long before surgery?



sas

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

She just thought it was maybe a tumor, and she was just suspicious b/c of Angel's age, she's 6, and will be 7 this summer. She said it's much easier to take out while small, she just didn't want me waiting for months and it gets to be the size of a golf ball, which, I wouldn't do.

She had another client bring a rabbit in that did have one that big, but said she didn't tell she thought she waited much too long :shock:.

I guess I could call and ask her specifically about ruling out an abcess, I wasn't thinking when I was there, I actually meant to ask that. She withdrew the fluid while I was in the room, that was good. She said while she was doing it that it didn't seem to be bothering her at all, my little baby. If it was an abcess, would that have hurt a bit?

 

[Michaela]

My rabbit Berri is prone to abscesses, and they feel hard, and grow very fast, she had one in her dewlap and it went from the size of a pea to the size of a large grape in a matter of days.:shock:

Also, when she was getting them drained, she was sooo good too, barely flinched, I don't think it hurt her, uncomfortable I'd say, but not painful.

I hope everything is ok for you and Angel, sending loads of positive vibes your way!!ray::kiss:

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thank you Michael and Cheryl!!!

Well, I really don't think it's an abcess then, It's very soft and loose still. It's just under the skin. She's been eating like the little piggy she is and is acting fine and using her potty fine.

Althouh, I must say in the past year or so, she fills her pan up quicker than she did when I got her. Is that anything to be concerned w/? I used to compare her to BunBun cuz him being a much bigger bun, would fill his sooner. Everthing's the same; size, shape and all, just more it seems like.