Small lump near the groin area <:(

[ATez]

I found a small lump about the size of a chick pea by Crank's penis.... i am going to keep a VERY close eye on it! My god i'm not ready to loose another one so soon...
Can lumps there be connected to him having the run about 5 days ago? He had the runs in one spot but then his poop was fine. It was a mush of doodoo, not soft raisins. Also today i noticed some food that stayed undigested (carrots mostly) amont his fresh poops.

I'm so scared this is a tumor! I'm going to monitor is daily and take him to the vet if it grows. :sad3:

 

[SQ]

It may be an abscess.
If it is, you will want to bring it to a head, keep it cleaned out and open once it bursts,
and an antibiotic such as clavamox would help.

 

[Moon]

We (the forum at large) have been seeing a lot of abscesses popping up in that area on males lately... it's absolutely a possibility. Put a warm compress to it a couple of times a day over the next couple of days and see if it changes

 

[jorats]

I'm wondering if this could in fact be a hernia. Can you feel if it's squishy and if you could actually press it back inside the body?

 

[ATez]

It doesn't feel squishy but you can't actually see it if you look at him, you can only feel it.
I'm taking no chances, he's seeing a vet tomorrow!

I hope i'll be bringing back good news!!! Not a tumour would be good news to me!
With his history of URI i dunno if surgery is a good idea with him..

 

[temblabamomo]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for a good vet visit. Keep us updated.

 

[victoria]

Hopefully it's something less serious like an abscess and easily treated by antibiotics.

 

[Sharlees rattakisses]

My older boy's had A LOT of abceses there.
Not cleaning themselves properly. :gaah:
I hope that's all it is. :cuddle:

 

[ATez]

IT'S AN ABCESS!!! :happydance:
Johnny told me it popped on the way there and the vet squeezed out most of it!
It's a small one so he's only going to need 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks! I'm so happy! I was so scared it was a tumour!
I couldn't go because i had to work so i left a big 2 pages long note for the vet! :mrgreen:
He's my little baby after all! :heart:

 

[victoria]

:happydance:

 

[temblabamomo]

So glad to hear that :joy:

 

[Moon]

Glad that you've gotten abs for it, seems like that area can be tough to beat without them.

And YAAAAAAAYYYY FOR ABSCESSES!