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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Small Flesh-Colored Bump on Side of Nose

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    • LokiLover
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        Hello everyone,

        I just noticed this small, flesh-colored bump or wart on the side of my rabbit’s nose (it is only on one side) — see photos. Does anyone have any idea what this might be? I’ve heard that the papillomavirus can cause wart-like growths in rabbits; however I don’t know what that would look like in its early stages.

        I took my rabbit (Loki) in for a vet check-up last week and he also received an RHDV2 booster there. However neither myself nor the vet noticed this small growth at the time. So maybe this is harmless, I just have never seen this before!


      • Bam
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          It could be a papilloma wart. They can go away on their own, or you can have them removed by a vet. I’d keep observing it for a bit. It’s good to take pictures regularly, because that way you can spot even smaller changes and keep track of the development in either direction over time.

          Rabbit syphilis (not the same syphilis that humans can get)  can manifestas sores around the nose and mouth. So that’s another reason to keep a close eye. Rabbit syphilis also tend to cause cold-like symptoms and there can be sores around the genital area as well (but not all forms of rabbit syphilis cause sores in the genital area).

          This could possibly be related to the vaccination, because any vaccination work by challenging the immune defense. If there’s something lurking in the body, it could happily seize the opportunity when the immune defense is busy making antibodies against another disease.


          • LokiLover
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              Thanks so much for your reply, Bam! I was also considering rabbit syphilis, but not sure how likely it would be (the last time he had contact with other rabbits was 6 months ago, they were two spayed girls <1 that I was fostering). So I don’t know how long it could lay dormant for before signs started to show. I have not seen any other sores on him (in the genital area or elsewhere).

              Does make sense about possibly being related to the vaccination. I hope that this will resolve on its own once his immune system is 100% back on-line, but I will continue to monitor/take photos and bring him to the vet if needed.


          • LBJ10
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              Not all papilloma warts get big. Many of them stay quite small. I agree that you should just watch it for changes. They can go away on their own. Or, if it gets bigger, the vet can remove it.


              • LokiLover
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                  Thank you for your reply! I didn’t realize that the warts could stay so small, because all of the photos I see online are really advanced cases. I will monitor it for sure.

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