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Misha (aka Spots) 6-14-08: Spots was a shelter guinea pig who was not adoptable due to a lump on her abdomen. She was pulled from the shelter and taken straight to a vet in SF for assessment. Spot's weight is fine and she has "perfect teeth". There is possible thinning of the hair over the rump ... not known at this time if it is hormonal/ovarian-cyst related or mites or dietary. The lump is a tumor and not attached to the abdomen wall and believed at this point not to be related to a mammary gland. Surgery is the recommended treatment for the tumor and surgery is scheduled. The hair around her lower rump is stained a deep yellow/brown possibly from sitting in the urine-soaked shredded paper bedding and a UTI. UPDATE 6-15-08: I gave Spots a bath this morning and she is very hyper and sensitive to the touch and flips all over the place, most likely due to mites. Her hair was very chopped as though she may have come in with mats that they just cut off at the shelter. I tried to even it up a bit and cut off the stained areas on her lower rear end. I discovered that she is actually the one with a urinary problem ... the white towel showed pink urine. I gave her Ivermectin and Vitamin C and started her on TMS/Bactrim. I called the vet this morning and left a message for the correct doses of each. It will probably take a month for the mites issue to resolve but I'm not sure about the urinary problem. It could be a simple one, possibly stress-related due to being in a shelter environment, or more involved. She will be checked on the 5th by the vet when she gets back from her vacation and the tumor removed on the 12th unless there is a problem UPDATE 7-5-08: Misha (aka Spots)was checked by the vet today and had her surgery a week early. A mass was removed that extended to her right mammary gland. The mass was sent out to a lab to be analyzed. She is to receive TMS twice daily for seven days and Metacam once daily for five days. UPDATE ~ LAB REPORT: malignant adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the mammary gland; excision (removal) appears to be complete. CLICK THUMBNAILS TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES. Album by Guinea Pig Fun. Photos by Kathy and SF ACC. 1 - 40 of 40 Total.
NEW 12-23-08: urine scalding; wet UPDATE: Misha was PTS 12-27-08; the necropsy showed an ovarian cyst and cancer in her uterus SF ACC photo: Spots (sparse hair over rump; believed to be due to mites) 6-14-08: hyper-sensitive to touch (mites?) Not bathed nor trimmed yet Tumor on abdomen; surgery scheduled "Perfect teeth" per vet Hair loss over rump; scratching; litter in the boxes at the shelter was clay cat litter Hair discolored from urine; UTI; sparse hair over rump Tumor on lower right of abdomen (prior to bath; debris on nipples washed off) 6-15-08: Weigh in before hair trim After bath and haircut before blow dry Hair was very chopped ... may have had mats that were cut off at shelter Hair trimmed out of eyes; very jumpy possibly due to mites After bath and hair trim 6-17-08: Close-up of tumor Another view (before bath) Misha on cold pack wrapped in hand towel 6-22-08 Misha still has a slight dampness underneath her left nostril that collects a spot of bedding dust 7-5-08: Vet checking lump (fine-needle aspirate was performed) Getting teeth checked with pediatric nasal speculum Incision site: mass extended to right mammary gland; internal stitches are dissolvable; external area is closed with a type of surgical glue Mass that was removed and sent to lab (mass is in a container of liquid to be sent to the lab) 7-6-08: Day after surgery (evening); eating veggies Day after surgery (morning: pellets are not her normal ones but were given to entice her to eat); hair is growing in over rump after Ivermectin treatment After weighing and antibiotics The pad underneath Misha's towel was made by Marsha: The Cozy Cavy 7-7-08 Debris on nose and eyes from surgery (washed off after photo shoot) 9-1-08 10-12-08