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Lillie - mysterious lumps

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I took Lillie to our vets last night as she was only eating small amounts of grass & leaves in the garden and refusing her greens & SS pellets. Our vet has noted 2 unusual lumps in her abdomen on previous visits and felt in the absence of any other obvious causes that these needed to be checked out under GA today. She is home now recuperating and he has taken samples of the lumps for histology. Apparently they are quite solid egg sized lumps near to but separate from her kidneys. She was spayed about 15 months ago. Any ideas what they might be?

Mike
 
Just fat!

Had the results today. They are just fat deposits. Vet now says she should go on a diet :lol: I didn't think 2.6 kgs for a medium sized rabbit was too bad but I've been told to aim for 2.2 kg.

Mike
 
Well that's good news :D

Weight wise it depends so much on the bunny - they are quite small to start with so a few 100g either way can actually be a lot in proportion.

I'd recommend a treat ball and cutting down pellets ;)
 
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