Hello again. I posted one thread before regarding my little Nara in the past.
I have a new little guy (first male Syrian I've ever had, always females before!). He's a few months old only, he is very active and friendly, such a sweet little guy.
While picking him up I noticed a little lump on his chest just under his left front arm. My oldest hamster who passed a couple months ago (just died of old age, rest in peace little angel <3) actually had a similar lump in almost the exact same spot. She had it for a while and I monitored it, it never grew and always stayed the same size so it seems it was benign.
Just wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences - are these types of little lumps generally benign or was my other hamster just lucky? I'll probably take him to the vet soon (money's tight is all but I'll do it anyway cause I want to make sure he's okay). Just looking for someone who's maybe had a similar experience and if it's something I should be super worried about. It's a firm lump, smaller than a pea I suppose. It stayed the same size for about 6 months when I noticed it on my oldest hamster and it never seemed to turn into anything so I'm hoping that's the case here, although if it's not super expensive or painful for the little guy to surgically remove it from the surface I might just have that done.
Thanks!
I have a new little guy (first male Syrian I've ever had, always females before!). He's a few months old only, he is very active and friendly, such a sweet little guy.
While picking him up I noticed a little lump on his chest just under his left front arm. My oldest hamster who passed a couple months ago (just died of old age, rest in peace little angel <3) actually had a similar lump in almost the exact same spot. She had it for a while and I monitored it, it never grew and always stayed the same size so it seems it was benign.
Just wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences - are these types of little lumps generally benign or was my other hamster just lucky? I'll probably take him to the vet soon (money's tight is all but I'll do it anyway cause I want to make sure he's okay). Just looking for someone who's maybe had a similar experience and if it's something I should be super worried about. It's a firm lump, smaller than a pea I suppose. It stayed the same size for about 6 months when I noticed it on my oldest hamster and it never seemed to turn into anything so I'm hoping that's the case here, although if it's not super expensive or painful for the little guy to surgically remove it from the surface I might just have that done.
Thanks!