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Cmac Apr 05, 2006 12:07 PM

Hey all

I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on this or have came across this before. Around 6-7 weeks ago my garter started developing 1 or 2 large "lumps" around its side and back. As time went on i eventually took it to the vets to get it checked out. The vet recommended removing the "lumps" by operation and was successful in doing so. She suspected that they were either abscesses or a cancerous growth. A few weeks later though the lumps started to return. The vet doesnt know what exactly the lumps are and isnt going to be available for a few weeks so i cant get an examination of the lumps that where removed done. She mentioned that they are unusal because they are in the muscle area rather than were you'd expect growths to be. Have any of you came across this kind of thing before?

thanks

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TomDickinson Apr 05, 2006 03:16 PM

More than likely they are worms.Find a vet that knows what they are doing.

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