dspch911
Senior Member
Hawk, one of our buckeye boys has been diagnosised with a chest mass, most likely lymphoma and secondary pneumonia.
Hawk Chest mass/pneumonia
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so sorry to hear this
what can the vet do for him, anything?
what can the vet do for him, anything?
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
I'm so bad at reading X-rays. Can someone point out where the mass is? Poor little guy. This just sucks. What were his symptoms?
I have no clue myself... I would *guess* it's that white area on the right side where a lung should be, in the bottom photo/radiograph?
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
I was thinking that too.
dspch911
Senior Member
I didn't go to this appointment, but I was told in the front view the shadow on the right side shouldn't be there, but he might might have a collapsed lung on the left side too (nothing we can do about that apparently) On the side view if you can locate the heart in the center there is shadowing all the way around it and that also shouldn't be there.
He is on lasix, theophylline, azithromycin, & maitake pet fraction
He is doing better. Has more energy and is eating more.
dspch911
Senior Member
Hawk is doing much better! He's still making funny noisy, but these are the perculator boys. He has more energy and is eating.
dspch911
Senior Member
Update, Hawk does not have a chest mass. They think he has pleurisy (fluid in lung space) so we changed his med doses and added a neb treatment. He does seem to be getting a little better.
dspch911
Senior Member
Hawk is not getting any better, possibly slightly worse. We now have him on lasix twice daily, theophylline, baytril, doxy, and a list of herbals. No idea what is going on with this guy. There has to be something in his chest (tumor, abscesses, something).
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
Could it be an abscess? We once had a girl who had a huge abscess pressing on her lungs/heart. Nothing could be done though.
dspch911
Senior Member
The whole cage has been sick on/off so not sure what is up with these boys
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
I've noticed mine too, some days it feels like everyone is sick one way or another and then I wait a day or two and it resolves itself with most but still, I alway seem to have at least 5 on meds.
