pet rat with a tumor or something else,pls help

Question
Hello,
I took my pet rat Nermal into the vets today,because in the past two days I noticed a small flesh like lump coming out of her vagina area,then today it was larger so I took her straight in. The woman on the phone said it sounded like a prolapse,but when we saw the vet she said she had never seen anything like it and it must be a tumor.

Obviously as this is not a 100 percent diagnosis,I have come away from the vets very unsettled,I love my little girl a lot so the idea of loosing her crushes me but I dont want to get all worked up if there is no need!!

She has been eating, drinking and playing as usual,with no changes to her normal activities.

e have been given Baytril and Metacam to give her,the Metacam twice daily,I tried giving her the first doese and shes having none of it,infact after drinking a bit she started rubbing her head and mouth on my pillow to get rid of it,which she has never done before,and she detects it when i tried to hide it in orange juice.

Please help me asap, I am terribly close to my rat and want her to have the life possible.

xoxo

Answer
Whether it is a tumor or a prolapsed uterus a spay would be the best course of action to allow her to live a normal life.

I don't know where you live so here is a list of vet referrals to help you find a rat savvy vet
   http://www.ratfanclub.org/vetref.html
   http://www.ratfanclub.org/vetrefw.html
   http://www.ratfanclub.org/vetgood.html
   http://www.rmca.org/Vets/index.php?action=list
   http://www.dapper.com.au/links.htm#ausvets
   http://www.petratscanada.com/vets_canada.htm