https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/14621/beardie-with-firm-lump-on-chin Hello, this is a 2 year old male beardie with a firm lump on his chin. He is otherwise very well, eating and very active, no other lumps on his body. Diet and husbandry sounds good. His mouth looks completely normal to me, no abnormal swellingsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/84655?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:30:56 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9e1a0fe4-4e33-45d5-acf1-802bc9a4c1b1james herriot lied<p>Blimey, must be getting less incompetent at these exotics: my thoughts coincided exactly with Mark&#39;s. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p> <p>My experience of firm lumps is almost always some degree of bone infection.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/84639?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:54:54 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c85a0138-04ed-4c6c-9113-2544e303dee5Mark Rowland<p>Hello,</p> <p>Sedate it, skyline the mandible and take some radiographs, most of these have osteomyelitis, if there is a lesion, get some bloods and start on antibiotics. Debridement may be indicated. Check the heart for a murmur</p> <p>Goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>