AZChins
Pro Cage Cleaner Champion
I just had to mention this because it is so weird and a little gross.
I took in a rescue from a couple, who I believe live in Phoenix but I don't know for sure. They made me meet them at a gas station to pick up the chin despite me coming up to Phoenix in about a week from then. It was pretty much them jumping out of the car to hand me the carrier and they were gone.
When I got home I put her in her cage and noticed a lump on her side. She was eating and doing pretty well so I didn't mess with it too much because I wanted her to relax a bit. Well, it wasn't just a lump it was infected and appeared to be swelling so I made an appointment with the vet.
I called the people and the woman admitted it was like that for a year. Apparently it got really big and went back down and they thought it was fine. She told me that it was getting larger recently. So I have to assume that they were ridding themselves of the chin not because they had to move but because they didn't want to go to the vet?
Today was the first day I could get her in because he was fully booked for days and she was doing alright. She had what appeared to be a mammary tumor that actually is now necrotic and rotting on the inside. There is a lot of puss and it smells very bad.
I left her at the vet overnight and she will have the giant mass removed tomorrow morning. She should be alright, but it is good that we are getting this taken care of right away. It should have been taken care of months ago, maybe a year ago. After all, strange bumps and lumps should be looked at right away to be certain that they won't blow up into a giant mess.
I took in a rescue from a couple, who I believe live in Phoenix but I don't know for sure. They made me meet them at a gas station to pick up the chin despite me coming up to Phoenix in about a week from then. It was pretty much them jumping out of the car to hand me the carrier and they were gone.
When I got home I put her in her cage and noticed a lump on her side. She was eating and doing pretty well so I didn't mess with it too much because I wanted her to relax a bit. Well, it wasn't just a lump it was infected and appeared to be swelling so I made an appointment with the vet.
I called the people and the woman admitted it was like that for a year. Apparently it got really big and went back down and they thought it was fine. She told me that it was getting larger recently. So I have to assume that they were ridding themselves of the chin not because they had to move but because they didn't want to go to the vet?
Today was the first day I could get her in because he was fully booked for days and she was doing alright. She had what appeared to be a mammary tumor that actually is now necrotic and rotting on the inside. There is a lot of puss and it smells very bad.
I left her at the vet overnight and she will have the giant mass removed tomorrow morning. She should be alright, but it is good that we are getting this taken care of right away. It should have been taken care of months ago, maybe a year ago. After all, strange bumps and lumps should be looked at right away to be certain that they won't blow up into a giant mess.
I wish that I had gotten before pictures of this so I could show you what it looks like. It's not pretty! I'll get some after pictures tomorrow. This is going to be a happy chin, not having to pull a lemon around her little belly is going to be a great relief for her. Although, she's going to have to be on antibiotics. Send her happy thoughts tomorrow!
