Hello all,
I am new to bunny world and wanted to ask some of your group expertise. Our neighbor recently gifted us with an 8 week old/English spot mix bunny. (This is our 2nd bunny from this neighbor, our first bunny was gifted to us as an even younger bunny, and is now a healthy, shiny, curious, energetic 6 mo old). This new bunny (meant as a companion bunny) came to us with some lumps under her skin on her left hind leg, as well as some external abrasions in the same area/seems healed - maybe a scab, its really hard to tell. First thought it was ticks, but now seems like old scabs. There are no open wounds. The neighbor's rabbits are kept in one very large pen/hutch outside area (maybe 30 or so) and seems like some fighting had been going on as we had observed some had some chewed ears, a couple with a little blood n the ears, etc. I'm wondering if these lumps sounds like fight wounds, or instead if sounds symptomatic of a larger infection since most of the lumps are under the skin. The lumps under the skin are hard (almost like sticks) not soft like an inflammation/or liquid. Our vet appointment is not until next week but I have been worrying about this little one. We have the two bunnies separated in two separate hutches as I wasn't sure about bacteria/infection. Any thoughts on what might be going on would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I am new to bunny world and wanted to ask some of your group expertise. Our neighbor recently gifted us with an 8 week old/English spot mix bunny. (This is our 2nd bunny from this neighbor, our first bunny was gifted to us as an even younger bunny, and is now a healthy, shiny, curious, energetic 6 mo old). This new bunny (meant as a companion bunny) came to us with some lumps under her skin on her left hind leg, as well as some external abrasions in the same area/seems healed - maybe a scab, its really hard to tell. First thought it was ticks, but now seems like old scabs. There are no open wounds. The neighbor's rabbits are kept in one very large pen/hutch outside area (maybe 30 or so) and seems like some fighting had been going on as we had observed some had some chewed ears, a couple with a little blood n the ears, etc. I'm wondering if these lumps sounds like fight wounds, or instead if sounds symptomatic of a larger infection since most of the lumps are under the skin. The lumps under the skin are hard (almost like sticks) not soft like an inflammation/or liquid. Our vet appointment is not until next week but I have been worrying about this little one. We have the two bunnies separated in two separate hutches as I wasn't sure about bacteria/infection. Any thoughts on what might be going on would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!