Hi just wandering what you would do i have a 5 year old g/pig does not keep in the best of health she had a lump removed a year ago it was on her belly
she has now got another lump about size of small grape she is moving okay.
vet said he could remove or we could leave her.i feel as though shes getting on a bit now and would hate anything to happen to her.do you think that I am right by leaving it..

If it's not causing her any pain or discomfort I would be inclined to leave it.

At her age there may be risks to her health if shes operated on.

Keep an eye on her & if her health declines take her back to the vet.
If surgery isn't the answer then prepare yourself to do the hardest yet kindest thing.

I hope everything works out for the best.

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Christina

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I agree fully with what Christina has wrote. Healthy piggies arent the best under anestic so an older pig would be a great risk.
I wouldnt let the vet force you into doing anything with her, if the lump causes pain or distress please think is it worth putting her through the operation and having her pts. I had a sow a couple of years ago with a mass on her throat, it turned out to be a tumour and she was pts at only 3yrs old.

Emma x

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