PLEASE HELP! MY BUNNY HAS SOMETHING UNDER HIS SKIN!

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- 09/09/2013 at 6:42 PM
  ilovemybunbunsbunsbuns!!!
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  I was petting/playing with my 1 year old bunny (dutch mix, dwarf, male) when I felt something under his skin. It was about an inch long and cylindrical under the skin by his shoulder. It moves around a little when you poke it. It wasn’t there yesterday. What in the world could this be???!!!! I am really worried!
- 09/09/2013 at 6:44 PM
  ilovemybunbunsbunsbuns!!!
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  (Please note) I wanted to ask binky bunny first, just because I don’t know if this is a serious emergency, or if what I thought I was feeling was like a muscle or something. (that’s just an example)
- 09/09/2013 at 6:50 PM
  Tessie
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  It could be a few things, but it seems odd that it wasnt there yesterday.
  Abscesses are often around the neck and shoulders, so that is possible. :/
  Has he been in a fight possibly? Because it could be swelling from a bite.
  Best thing to do when in doubt would be to see a vet!
- 09/09/2013 at 6:52 PM
  ilovemybunbunsbunsbuns!!!
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  Sorry! lol I don’t know what an abscess is. And no he has not been in a fight. Minney, his “soul mate” never tries to hurt him
- 09/09/2013 at 6:54 PM
  ilovemybunbunsbunsbuns!!!
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  I looked up abscesses. Do they move like his?
- 09/09/2013 at 7:28 PM
  manic_muncher
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  yes, they can be firm and hard, but also smooshy
- 09/09/2013 at 7:56 PM
  CheriB603
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  Has he been microchipped?
- 09/09/2013 at 8:15 PM
  LBJ10
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  Cher – That was might thought too.
- 09/09/2013 at 8:31 PM
  Roberta
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  Does your bunny have long fur…? Could it be a grass/hay seed ?
- 09/09/2013 at 8:36 PM
  ilovemybunbunsbunsbuns!!!
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  no he is short haired, and idk if he is microchipped, we adopted him from the hrs, and are abscesses a danger to him? does he need to be looked at by a vet?
- 09/09/2013 at 10:20 PM
  LBJ10
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  An abscess is dangerous. A microchip is not. I would check with a vet to be safe. Since he is adopted, it is very possible he has a microchip.
- 09/10/2013 at 1:30 AM
  MoveDiagonally
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  A microchip isn’t quite an inch long.
  
  You could call the place you adopted from and ask if they microchip their rabbits.
- 09/10/2013 at 7:05 AM
  Sarita
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  I would contact HRS and ask them about the microchip and also get a referral to a vet if they think he may need to see a vet.
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