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Puppy with swollen side/belly

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#1 ·
I have a Papillon puppy who is the runt of his litter - half the size of his 6 littermates, but he still eats and plays and acts chipper, so it looked like he was going to turn out ok.

But last night before bed I saw that he has a swollen belly... not the entire belly, just one side! :( It looks awful, and I don't know what to do! I wormed him, and there was some worms on the floor this morning, but he was still swollen. Please help!





 
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Something is wrong inside.....one of my ferrets had a swelling like that, and he turned out to have liver cancer (he was old) :( . Or it could be the spleen, judging from the location. Either way, it's bad! He needs to see a vet ASAP! Internal swelling is never a good sign.
 
#8 ·
I too hope that you got this little guy to a vet.

Possible herniation could be what that is also.

Please let us know what the vet tells you.
 
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