It’s one of my greatest fear to happen on my mousies… to develop lumps.
It’s the most deadly thing mouse can have!
I am totally heart broken.
Moo moo suddenly has got a lump beneath her belly near her hind leg.
It feels really hard.
Yesterday, I carried her, played with her! Even Jason carried her and played with her!
Could the lump just developed so quickly overnight?
I have been touching her daily, except the days i stay over at Jason’s place.
Either both of us are total blind bats, or it really developed overnight.
ARGH!~!~!
She’s on Echinacea now. Vit C was given to them recently. Dripped the CS into the water as well.
I hope she receovers soon.
I might visit a vet… with Moo moo and Monkey. Monkey has problems with her eyes for 2 months or so. Never showed a sign of improvement even after constant CS treatments. Recently, a skin protruded at her eyeball. It’s quite scary. That particular eye looks dead.
Q: My mouse has a lump. What’s wrong?
A:
Lumps are usually either abscess or tumor. If under the age of about a year old, the lump is more likely an abscess, but a fine needle aspirate will be needed to differentiate between the two. This is a formidable task for many vets, and in many cases, the vet may chose to first treat the lump as an abscess, prescribing a systemic antibiotic. With a systemic antibiotic, most abscesses will shrink within a few days of treatment. If no shrinkage is observed, a fine needle aspirate will have to be done for a definitive diagnosis. At this point, if the lump is an abscess, it should be lanced and flushed. With prompt treatment, abscess typically resolves within 2-3 weeks.
If the lump is a tumor, it is most likely a mammary tumor. Like in rats, mammary tumors are not uncommon, however, unlike in rats, mammary tumors in mice most often turn malignant. Metastasis to the lung is most common. To prevent metastasis, treatment with chemotherapeutics such as tamoxifen (Matsuzawa and Yamamoto, 1981) or doxorubicin (Vaage et. al., 1992) should be started as soon as tumor is diagnosed. Without treatment, a tumor can become terminal within 2-3 weeks. With treatment, tumors typically go into remission, and at least 2-3 months can be easily added to the lifespan.
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