Should I be worried?

[ozdanae]

Hi!
I have a pet house rabbit named Twinky. Twinky is an 18 month old lopbunny, and is a desexed female. We have no other pets apart from abudgerigar. Twinky is a lovely, well behaved affectionate bun, but shedoes not like to be picked up. She loves to have her nose rubbed, andher ears stroked.
I was laying on the floor this morning, taking pictures of her, when Inoticed a "lump" under her chin. We don't usually get to see under herchin very often. I tried to feel it, and it just feels like a flap ofloose skin, but she didn't let me stroke her there for long - she keptshoving her nose under my hand for more nose rubs. Her health is fineotherwise, her appetite is normal and her behaviour is normal. I justhadn't noticed this before.
Should I be worried, or is it normal?

 

[manda2298]

My rabbit has it too... I read in a bunny bookthat it means they are obese but I do not think that my rabbit is obesebecause every other part of her is skinny. I do no think itis anything to worry about. Just make sure you arent feedingtoo many pellets.

 

[*nepo*]

Welcome.It might be part of her dewlap, but I don't know. Btw, she's reallycute .

 

[cirrustwi]

It's probably part of her dewlap. Youcan read more about those on the Cheat Sheet for Rabbit Carethread. I'm pretty sure I read that most rabbits don't liketo have under their chins rubbed because it is a sign of aggression,but I'm not sure.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Is it along her chin, like on the outside where the tongue would be inside?

They have scent glands right there and sometimes Bo's gets roughfeeling. He is so onery he won't let me clean it, but I amgoing to use something like a warm washcloth on it soon. Ijust don't want him to get any wet fur during the cool weather, and itdoesn't seem to be bothering him.

 

[pamnock]

The loose fold of skin under the chin is normal-- But what is that in the photo under her chin that appears to be asore or a spot of loose hair? It appears to be an abnormalspot that looks like a fungal/bacterial infection. But -- itmay just be the photo, lighting, etc. Hard to tell.

Pam

 

[ozdanae]

That's the bit I'm talking about, Pam.
It *looks* like a lump, but it doesn't feel like a lump - it's nothard, or even firm - almost like an empty lump. Does that make sense?
She made no indication that it hurt when I touched it, and it doesn'tseem to be bothering her at all. It doesn't look like a skin infection,or a sore, it's still covered in fur like the rest of her.

Donna

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Is the hair the same length? It looks almost like ringworm

 

[VNess2010]

I think that if you have any doubts aboutyour pets health, you should always take her to the vet! Itcould be nothing, but it also could be something serious. Isay, get off the computer, and go to the vet!

-Vanessa