Midnight was spayed 2 weeks ago, the fosterer noticed quite a large lump on the cut line which the vet said at her check up that it should go away itself but would take at the least 2 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this with a spay. It is quite a firm lump but it is not causing her any pain at all and she is not bothered when you touch/press it.
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Lump after spay
- Thread starter molly35
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hurricanhoney
Wise Old Thumper
It could be a hernia Honey developed one a few years after her spay.
How was it treated?
hurricanhoney
Wise Old Thumper
She had two ops to make the hole smaller. You could leave it as there is only a small risk of anything coming out but I opted for surgery.
I could be wrong it might be scar tissue.
Summer had this and it was a reaction to the internal sutures and did go away but we kept her on Metacam for the whole duration, until it did (which was roughly 6 weeks after the spay) and she was also on Septrin too. She was very poorly after her spay, but by the two week mark she had started to perk up, if that helps.
Apparently she was very perky after the spay and was up and moving around and eating straight away. She seems to be absolutely fine in herself and vet says to take her back if it doesnt go away but to give it a few weeks. I will be taking her for her vaccs to my vet so I'll get her to take a look while I'm there just for peace of mind.
Phoebe had exactly.the same after.her spay, it was just scar tissue and it disappeared after a month
Yippee I hope thats all it is, thanks
MichelleGsPets
Alpha Buck
I would think it was just scar tissue and just from where the stiches was.
Hi molly35, l have never experienced it with a spay , but several lads of mine after being neutered , have developed lumps , more time than not it has been scar tissue ,
but there have been several occasions, when the lump turned out to be an abscess ,
these need to be lanced when ripe, and and flushing several times a day. Your vet will probably prescribe Baytril (most vets do), but you may find this infective ,
if Midnight's lump did turn out to be an Abscess , (l hope not ) then perhaps it might be worth mentioning Azithromycin (Zithromax), it is possibly the best anti biotic for abscesses , as Batril and other popular vet anti b's do not seam to very good at breaking through the Abscesses inner wall
This med is recommended, and used by Simon Maddox one of the best rabbit vets in the UK
best wishes with Midnight's lump
but there have been several occasions, when the lump turned out to be an abscess ,
these need to be lanced when ripe, and and flushing several times a day. Your vet will probably prescribe Baytril (most vets do), but you may find this infective ,
if Midnight's lump did turn out to be an Abscess , (l hope not ) then perhaps it might be worth mentioning Azithromycin (Zithromax), it is possibly the best anti biotic for abscesses , as Batril and other popular vet anti b's do not seam to very good at breaking through the Abscesses inner wall
This med is recommended, and used by Simon Maddox one of the best rabbit vets in the UK
best wishes with Midnight's lump
