Hi there, I've not been on for a long while - bunnies have been fine! But my bun has a slightly odd issue and I just wondered if anyone else had experience/advice.
Picked up Otto today (7 year old neutered boy) to do a bum check and noticed a big lump on his shoulder which must have sprouted up sometime in the last day or two. Felt very fluctuant and mobile so figured it was an abcess. He's been absolutely fine in himself, eating, hopping about and pestering his wifey as usual.
Took him to the vet tonight who had a prod and agreed, probably abscess, decided to lance & flush. She stuck a scalpel in it and loads of dark blood came spurting out :shock: so it was actually a haematoma. It then would not stop bleeding, so I ended up sitting in the waiting room with a wad of gauze for half an hour putting pressure on it! Eventually slowed to an ooze, and she stuck a stitch and glue in the scalpel wound, but it will probably continue to leak into the cavity so i'm expecting it to fill back up.
There's no trauma to the area, he's not limping so I've no idea how he got it. The vet has worried me a little by saying she has seen a similar spontaneous haematoma on a rabbit's face before which turned out to be a haemangiosarcoma
but still could just be from an injury I haven't witnessed. We're watching and waiting to see what happens over the weekend. To be fair both buns have been quite spring fever-y over the past few weeks, lots of chasing and humping each other which is normal for them, I've never seen it escalate to fighting.
Anyway Otto is in a cage in my room for now, he is very unimpressed with his temporary accommodation but I don't want him leaping about or Bluebell bothering the wound. I'm a bit concerned about their bond though - how long do people think they can be apart? They've lived together for 6 years, they're in a hutch & run in the yard normally.
Here is the patient sulking in my old rat cage
The wound - lump was about 5x5cm
And Bluebell wondering what all the fuss is about and where her husbun is
Anyone got any experience of similar things? I've seen plenty of post-op haematomas but never a random one before. Thanks!
Picked up Otto today (7 year old neutered boy) to do a bum check and noticed a big lump on his shoulder which must have sprouted up sometime in the last day or two. Felt very fluctuant and mobile so figured it was an abcess. He's been absolutely fine in himself, eating, hopping about and pestering his wifey as usual.
Took him to the vet tonight who had a prod and agreed, probably abscess, decided to lance & flush. She stuck a scalpel in it and loads of dark blood came spurting out :shock: so it was actually a haematoma. It then would not stop bleeding, so I ended up sitting in the waiting room with a wad of gauze for half an hour putting pressure on it! Eventually slowed to an ooze, and she stuck a stitch and glue in the scalpel wound, but it will probably continue to leak into the cavity so i'm expecting it to fill back up.
There's no trauma to the area, he's not limping so I've no idea how he got it. The vet has worried me a little by saying she has seen a similar spontaneous haematoma on a rabbit's face before which turned out to be a haemangiosarcoma
but still could just be from an injury I haven't witnessed. We're watching and waiting to see what happens over the weekend. To be fair both buns have been quite spring fever-y over the past few weeks, lots of chasing and humping each other which is normal for them, I've never seen it escalate to fighting.Anyway Otto is in a cage in my room for now, he is very unimpressed with his temporary accommodation but I don't want him leaping about or Bluebell bothering the wound. I'm a bit concerned about their bond though - how long do people think they can be apart? They've lived together for 6 years, they're in a hutch & run in the yard normally.
Here is the patient sulking in my old rat cage
The wound - lump was about 5x5cm
And Bluebell wondering what all the fuss is about and where her husbun is
Anyone got any experience of similar things? I've seen plenty of post-op haematomas but never a random one before. Thanks!
