Emmabeeee1996
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My rat suddenly has a descent size squishy lump near his chin/cheek. It almost looks like he has food stored in there but he doesn’t. It was not there the day before! The other night I noticed he was limping a bit but it was so minor I just thought he knocked himself a bit - now I’m wondering if he maybe fell and it’s swollen now and maybe that’s why he was limping. His energy is good and he’s eating no problem - I checked his teeth and they look fine. He takes doxy 0.2 twice daily and he’s on a diet so he’s lost some weight. He’s 2 years old. Maybe he got stung or bit by a bug? Maybe it’s an allergic reaction - I gave him a grape the other night but now I’m worried maybe it didn’t agree with him. Let me know what you think! I’ll take him to the vet if it doesn’t get better soon. Maybe it’s an abscess or a tumour he is somewhat old. Here are some pictures.