abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
Poor old Winny has just been diagnosed with a tumour on his gum. It's right at the corner of his mouth on his top gumline. It seems to be fast growing, and is interfering with his eating so he's either going to have to have it removed or be PTS
I'm really not sure what to do...
On one hand he's a very old rabbit and has glaucoma and arthritis, so is it fair to make him go through surgery to remove the tumour when it could grow back quickly, or the vet could find other tumours once he's under ga?
On the other hand, the tumour only appear to be joined to the gum by a small amount of tissue, and the mouth usually heals very quickly...so he could potentially get another few months of good quality life.
Anyone got any opinions, or been through anything similar?
I'm really not sure what to do...
On one hand he's a very old rabbit and has glaucoma and arthritis, so is it fair to make him go through surgery to remove the tumour when it could grow back quickly, or the vet could find other tumours once he's under ga?
On the other hand, the tumour only appear to be joined to the gum by a small amount of tissue, and the mouth usually heals very quickly...so he could potentially get another few months of good quality life.
Anyone got any opinions, or been through anything similar?
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