Fury the Bun
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Hi everyone!
I have a question about my rabbit (Fury, holland lop but with a little fuzzy hair, 3.5 months, male).
So he has a lump on the left side of his body in the end of the ribs (part of it still under the ribs), I can feel this thing from top of him and left side if his tummy is in okay condition. But if his tummy is a little bloated/full after eating I can feel that thing from the bottom also.
For the record:
I never check his tummy from his top nor his side, also he has a quite thick coat before so I can’t feel a lot from his top/side. But on 13th january he just get groomed and because of so many matted fur near his skin he need to get trimmed (they kept the fur on the legs and face and neck area tho). From this time I started to check his top and left body after he got balded since it’s easier to check now and as I remember he doesn’t have this lump atp. He usually get bloated and mucus poop and small poop after travelling. It’s usually goes away after 1 day but after that grooming travel it lasted for around 3 days. I also take him to the vet on 17th january and the vet said he only hears a little bit of gas so Fury is okay. He also said I didn’t need to continue the simethicone and benebac. They also run some poop test and it shows only too much gut flora and 1 suspected oocyst but the vet not sure abt this. The vet said Fury is underweight but eat normally so he suspected it’s this too much gut flora and stress after travel that cause him to be underweight, so he give nystatin for 7 days (and to stop if his poop is not okay) and ask to not bring Fury anywhere including the vet for sometimes to minimize stress unless it’s urgent. I give nystatin for only 5 days since his poop seems a little wet and small on the 5 day, I still give him simethicone tho since I suspect a bloat after vet travel, but I stop benebac.
1-3 days after that vet trip I started to feel this lump on the left side of Fury body (since it’s easier to see and check after he got balded). His tummy is okay tho, he also act normal and active, drink and eat and poop normally, everything is normal.
What I want to ask is:
1. What is this “lump” on Fury’s left side? Is it obstruction in his stomach? Or is it his other organ? Is this dangerous? (I attach the photo bellow you can see the “lump” on the left side of his body)
2. Should I risk it and go to the vet? Actually there’s no rabbit savvy vet near me, there’s only exotic vet which I think not know a lot abt rabbit(?) so the only vet I can go is this exotic vet
3. Is there a things like “too much gut flora” for rabbit?
Thanks everyone!
I have a question about my rabbit (Fury, holland lop but with a little fuzzy hair, 3.5 months, male).
So he has a lump on the left side of his body in the end of the ribs (part of it still under the ribs), I can feel this thing from top of him and left side if his tummy is in okay condition. But if his tummy is a little bloated/full after eating I can feel that thing from the bottom also.
For the record:
I never check his tummy from his top nor his side, also he has a quite thick coat before so I can’t feel a lot from his top/side. But on 13th january he just get groomed and because of so many matted fur near his skin he need to get trimmed (they kept the fur on the legs and face and neck area tho). From this time I started to check his top and left body after he got balded since it’s easier to check now and as I remember he doesn’t have this lump atp. He usually get bloated and mucus poop and small poop after travelling. It’s usually goes away after 1 day but after that grooming travel it lasted for around 3 days. I also take him to the vet on 17th january and the vet said he only hears a little bit of gas so Fury is okay. He also said I didn’t need to continue the simethicone and benebac. They also run some poop test and it shows only too much gut flora and 1 suspected oocyst but the vet not sure abt this. The vet said Fury is underweight but eat normally so he suspected it’s this too much gut flora and stress after travel that cause him to be underweight, so he give nystatin for 7 days (and to stop if his poop is not okay) and ask to not bring Fury anywhere including the vet for sometimes to minimize stress unless it’s urgent. I give nystatin for only 5 days since his poop seems a little wet and small on the 5 day, I still give him simethicone tho since I suspect a bloat after vet travel, but I stop benebac.
1-3 days after that vet trip I started to feel this lump on the left side of Fury body (since it’s easier to see and check after he got balded). His tummy is okay tho, he also act normal and active, drink and eat and poop normally, everything is normal.
What I want to ask is:
1. What is this “lump” on Fury’s left side? Is it obstruction in his stomach? Or is it his other organ? Is this dangerous? (I attach the photo bellow you can see the “lump” on the left side of his body)
2. Should I risk it and go to the vet? Actually there’s no rabbit savvy vet near me, there’s only exotic vet which I think not know a lot abt rabbit(?) so the only vet I can go is this exotic vet
3. Is there a things like “too much gut flora” for rabbit?
Thanks everyone!