Hello, I'm a first time rat owner and I got my 2 boys when they were 4 weeks old and they will be 6 weeks old on the 9th. One of my boys has a rather large lump on his belly that developed very rapidly, within a few days-week. I noticed it yesterday or perhaps the day before but it was not too big so I did not think much of it at all and thought it was his belly. He shows no signs of pain or anything, it is very round and smooth like a perfect circle, reminds me of a balloon. It sounds like an abscess to me, is it possible for 6 week old male to develop a tumor so quickly? A video i took on 2nd of June looks likes there's no bump or maybe a very flat one but might be my imagination.
I also have a gut feeling that he may have gotten a cut when he was climbing across mesh that he shouldn't have been on, I did not see any blood or anything but now I think he did get a small cut and now it might be infected?
If it's a tumor is he too young for an operation? Food blockage? No idea if I should wait or make an appointment tomorrow. What do you guys think? I feel like a bad momma, I don't know if I fed them something bad or what )x I can take better pictures tomorrow
I also have a gut feeling that he may have gotten a cut when he was climbing across mesh that he shouldn't have been on, I did not see any blood or anything but now I think he did get a small cut and now it might be infected?
If it's a tumor is he too young for an operation? Food blockage? No idea if I should wait or make an appointment tomorrow. What do you guys think? I feel like a bad momma, I don't know if I fed them something bad or what )x I can take better pictures tomorrow