My rabbit has a hard, painless lump on its back. What should I do?

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My rabbit has a hard growth on its back, it's hard but I do not think it's painful since the Rabbit is just relaxed. What's your advice of treatment? Pet's info: Other | Other Pet - Not Listed | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 11 days old | 2.5 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Hi, and thanks for your question. Although a picture of it would help to determine the underlying nature of the problem, this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My rabbit has a hard, painless lump on its back. What should I do?

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