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Small pea-sized hard lump on outside edge of upper ear

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SJH

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It's positioned just when the cartilage that holds the ear up ends.

It's hard. It's a small pea-size. It doesn't appear to bother him.

The vet tried to take a sample but it produced no result.

At the moment, we are watching and waiting. It appeared quickly. It doesn't really seem to be growing.

I'll try to upload pictures but, any ideas?!

Lumps do worry me for obvious reasons. :(


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SJH said:
It's positioned just when the cartilage that holds the ear up ends.

It's hard. It's a small pea-size. It doesn't appear to bother him.

The vet tried to take a sample but it produced no result.

At the moment, we are watching and waiting. It appeared quickly. It doesn't really seem to be growing.

I'll try to upload pictures but, any ideas?!

Lumps do worry me for obvious reasons. :(


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I've had something like that on a rabbit and it was a sebaceous cyst.

Watching and waiting is good, unless you want to take the plunge and get the vet to remove it altogether?
 
Not really got any ideas but wanted to offer some reassurance. As I'm sure you already know, most lumps that people find on themselves and on their pets are benign, with something like only 5% actually being malignant (don't quote me on that as I don't remember the actual figure). Many people I know and some of my pets have have small growths and they have been a variety of things ranging from warts and spots, hernias (not possible on the ear I know), cysts and just simple fatty lumps. So I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it starts to get bigger, causing him pain or you notice any other symptoms which you feel could be related.

Just out of interest though, I know it's hard but can it be moved under the skin or does it move with the skin, as if it is attached to it?
 
MightyMax said:
I've had something like that on a rabbit and it was a sebaceous cyst.

Watching and waiting is good, unless you want to take the plunge and get the vet to remove it altogether?
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Thank you.

I am hoping that's what it is. He's a bunny who has always had 'clumps' of fur along his sebaceous glands by his mouth so it does fit.

We talked through removing it anyhow but the only way would be to take part of the ear too. Obviously, I'd rather avoid that unless necessary. :)


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WillowAndBiscuit said:
Not really got any ideas but wanted to offer some reassurance. As I'm sure you already know, most lumps that people find on themselves and on their pets are benign, with something like only 5% actually being malignant (don't quote me on that as I don't remember the actual figure). Many people I know and some of my pets have have small growths and they have been a variety of things ranging from warts and spots, hernias (not possible on the ear I know), cysts and just simple fatty lumps. So I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it starts to get bigger, causing him pain or you notice any other symptoms which you feel could be related.

Just out of interest though, I know it's hard but can it be moved under the skin or does it move with the skin, as if it is attached to it?
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Thank you! Hopefully I am just fearing the worst as you say.

It doesn't really move under the skin but, where it is, there is so little skin above and below it, I think it might be hard to say as the skin's quite 'tight' over it I that makes sense.


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SJH said:
Thank you! Hopefully I am just fearing the worst as you say.

It doesn't really move under the skin but, where it is, there is so little skin above and below it, I think it might be hard to say as the skin's quite 'tight' over it I that makes sense.


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I'm sure it is just your motherly instinct being paranoid, I'm always worrying about anything that is even slightly abnormal.

Yeah that makes sense, I was thinking that but I thought it might be worth asking just in case haha.
 
SJH said:
Thank you.

I am hoping that's what it is. He's a bunny who has always had 'clumps' of fur along his sebaceous glands by his mouth so it does fit.

We talked through removing it anyhow but the only way would be to take part of the ear too. Obviously, I'd rather avoid that unless necessary. :)


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Oooh drastic ... I would watch and wait, and try to stop worrying. At least a bit .. x
 
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