Revverress
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Today, I noticed a red... something protruding from my English Lop's anus. It is hardly noticeable unless I physically push back the skin around the anus, so I'm not 100% sure how long it's been there. It doesn't seem to cause any pain when I touch it, and it definitely seems that it's attached to her.
Nyx is 1.5 year old English Lop doe, unspayed. She is a large ELop at around 14lbs; though she could loose a pound or two, she is genuinely abnormally large for her breed, and I don't think her weight caused this issue. She has never had any health problems in the past except for sore socks due to her large size (she is housed on solid flooring). She has never been bred.
All eating, pooping, peeing, litter box and activity habits are normal. Nyx is housed in my garage, so I know no predators could have gotten to her. She does play supervised outdoors in a fenced backyard, but I've never had an issue arise from letting any of my bunnies play outside.
I am dropping her off at the vet's tomorrow, but I was hoping some background information could be found on what this could possibly be so that I am informed when I meet with the vet. Nyx is a special girl to me, and I would hate for this to be something serious.
Here are some links to a few photos I attempted to take. They're not super clear because it's hard to balance a 14lb rabbit and a camera at the same time, sorry! Ignore the crusties around the anus, that's just from her vents that need to be cleaned. The red thing is what I'm worried about.
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Nyx is 1.5 year old English Lop doe, unspayed. She is a large ELop at around 14lbs; though she could loose a pound or two, she is genuinely abnormally large for her breed, and I don't think her weight caused this issue. She has never had any health problems in the past except for sore socks due to her large size (she is housed on solid flooring). She has never been bred.
All eating, pooping, peeing, litter box and activity habits are normal. Nyx is housed in my garage, so I know no predators could have gotten to her. She does play supervised outdoors in a fenced backyard, but I've never had an issue arise from letting any of my bunnies play outside.
I am dropping her off at the vet's tomorrow, but I was hoping some background information could be found on what this could possibly be so that I am informed when I meet with the vet. Nyx is a special girl to me, and I would hate for this to be something serious.
Here are some links to a few photos I attempted to take. They're not super clear because it's hard to balance a 14lb rabbit and a camera at the same time, sorry! Ignore the crusties around the anus, that's just from her vents that need to be cleaned. The red thing is what I'm worried about.
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