Awww she's a cute piggy! Can't they just lance the cyst?

I'm sure since the days when I had pigs they've improved things alot, however back then doing anesthetic on a GP was very risky.

One thing I learned about them is that if they get sick you have about 24 hours to get it looked at, even a simple cold can turn to pnemonia in a short time.

5 is a pretty good age for a piggy. Only one of mine made it that old and he had arthritis and cataracts by that time.

Piggy (black american)- 3 yrs
Cinnamon (bi-color american)- 3 yrs
Sammy (silver agouti)- 7 yrs