I have had a cottontail for about 4 months now, and has been a rollercoaster ride to say the least.. she has gotten these weird owies on her whicj sometimes look like giant cuts and it's horrible.. have t had one of those for a while however... about a month ago, she had a giant hole in her elbow area that came out of nowhere.. it healed over, bit there was a hard lump in that same area.... which she is protective of it... in the last few days, that hard lump seemed to disappear, bit that area is now swelling and turning red, and and growing it seems... it's very tender to the touch, and she hasn't been hopping around as much, or eating as much... I did trim some of her fur to see how far or large this is... tell me this is something that will go away on its own, and she is gonna be okay. I'm so worried, PLEASE HELP
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Please help
- Thread starter roush313
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Is there a reason why you are keeping a Cotton Tail as a pet ? Why was she removed from the wild?
She needs to be taken to a Vet. It’s impossible for us to tell you she’ll be OK because she needs to be thoroughly examined. The symptoms you describe could be indicative of spontaneous abscesses due to a chronic Pasteurella infection. Or possibly Fibromatosis. The only useful advice we can give you is to take the Rabbit to a Vet who will examine her, run any diagnostics deemed to be necessary and provide appropriate treatment.
She needs to be taken to a Vet. It’s impossible for us to tell you she’ll be OK because she needs to be thoroughly examined. The symptoms you describe could be indicative of spontaneous abscesses due to a chronic Pasteurella infection. Or possibly Fibromatosis. The only useful advice we can give you is to take the Rabbit to a Vet who will examine her, run any diagnostics deemed to be necessary and provide appropriate treatment.
