Help! Lump on my chinchilla's neck. Possible Tumor?

[Mad_Abt_Chins]

hi...

i recently got myself a chinchilla from a home breeder, and he initially had some eye infection but i tot he's worth it since he appeared very tame and healthy besides the eye.

so i sent him to a vet. i've been treating anti-biotics and eye drops and abt 8 days have past, and just when I tot he's getting better and his appetite is up (he's actually quite greedy), i found a lump under his chin towards the his left, on his neck.

kinda shocked me. he was all along very quiet and non-responsive but do not mind being carried around and seemed comfortable with human touch. in fact he seemed too tame but very "motionless" like he hardly moves.

I thought it may be because of his new home so he was shy yet not unfamiliar with human touch.

but now i see this lump. :cry3:

any help?

could it be a tumor?

what would it costs to remove it and how long is the recovery process?

any hints as to what to do during his recovery phase?

thanks all!

 

[Riven]

It may be an enlarged lymph node or abscess. Did the vet give any shots in that area by chance? I would have it looked out before you worry too much! It is probably something fairly simple that will fix itself or need something minor.

Good luck.