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Anyone seen a T recover from a lump like this. There even is some blackish scar tissue present as well. It's hard to tell in the picture but it is protruding pretty far and almost transparent looking from the side.
Recovery?
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From all the advice and insight on these lumps(hernias), most don't make it. It will rupture from abrasions in the environment, swelling of the abdomen, or the soft exo of a molt. If anyone can add to this or correct me, a few of us could use a hand.
best of luck Ryan!
best of luck Ryan!
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Ya I have had a few already in the past and they all resulted in death. I was just seeing if anyone had one make it. I was going to buy this rufilata girl, but when we spotted this they just gave it to me. I doubt I can save her, but I will make her comfortable till she passes.
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How would a lump like that develop? Is it just a "natural" thing like a human hernia(of sorts)? I have not seen that before.
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I don't see it very often, and I have no idea how it forms. I suspected rough shipping on a few cases where they could have taken some blunt trauma from being bounced around, but this girl was never shipped anywhere so that is out of the question as a suspect cause.
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Hey Ryan,
I have one right now that has something worse than that. Her abdomen was actually open and you could seen her book lung. That was when she first molted and im not sure how it looks now. I wasn't sure if she was going to be able to make it through the molt but she did. She was about 5 inches and was in premolt since last October or so. She wouldn't molt at all! She finally did last week and it was pretty amazing. I know none of that helps but here is a picture of her abdomen before the molt. I will get a picture of it after. It actually looked like a ball inside of her.
Bob
I have one right now that has something worse than that. Her abdomen was actually open and you could seen her book lung. That was when she first molted and im not sure how it looks now. I wasn't sure if she was going to be able to make it through the molt but she did. She was about 5 inches and was in premolt since last October or so. She wouldn't molt at all! She finally did last week and it was pretty amazing. I know none of that helps but here is a picture of her abdomen before the molt. I will get a picture of it after. It actually looked like a ball inside of her.
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So did the affected area improve after a molt in your case?
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No it didn't improve... the abdomen actually opened up and I could see the inside of her. I will get a shot this Sunday when I pull her back out to check her condition. And to really answer your question... I think it might have gotten worse.
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Sorry to hear that. I was actually contemplating trying to lance the wound so it would drain maybe then sealing it. It might be a bad idea, but it might be better then trying nothing.
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I know the first thought that crossed my mind was... Maybe I could remove this. I have no clue what its connect to, if its a tumor or something similar, or filled with liquid. It might be worth a try..
Did the P. rufilata just molt?
Bob
Did the P. rufilata just molt?
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The owners said she molted very recently.
Here's a similar situation on the ATS site, you may have already seen it.
http://atshq.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17292
Good luck!
http://atshq.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17292
Good luck!
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I am going to put her under today with Co2 and try to lance the wound and glue it after. I will take picture of the whole thing. Maybe a video as well. Wish me luck.
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Best of luck I hope everything turns out ok
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If it was not so big Id have some faith in the fact that it might be corrected. But considering she just molted and it looks horrible I guess I will take my chances.
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Well that was interesting. She is fully awake now. That o2 really put her down hard. Only took about 4-5 minutes to do it. Once she was out I lanced the cyst and I barely had to touch it and it exploded. Liquid band aid was applied and a few hours later she is acting like nothing happened. So I hope she pulls through. They cyst is much small now too.
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Where's the video Ryan?? This I really want to see!! Happy to hear she recovered from the procedure fine.