Rabbit nose

RE: Rabbit nose

Rob Davis — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:15:41 GMT

Many thanks for the suggestions. I was thinking of removing the crust under GA and seeing what's underneath - checking for treponema is a good suggestion. Owner is generally not keen to spend too much money, so may end up trialling depocillin injections instead. Will try to remember to post updates in due course

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Martin Atkinson — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:13:01 GMT

Like Marie I would excise it and subject to histology/cytology. You may be left with a skin deficit but would that be worse?

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grumpyoldman — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:16:16 GMT

Syphillis, shame it does not do it with people as well , soon sort the latest STD epidemic out. Depocillin twice weekly.

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Helen Browning — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:25:40 GMT

Papillomavirus???

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Marie Kubiak — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 17:17:46 GMT

That's a bit weird!

Rabbits can produce weird crusts with pyoderma but I haven't seen one quite like that. It could also be atypical Treponema or sone kind of epidermal dystrophy (resembles actinic porokeratosis seen in other species, mainly humans, but not aware of this happening in bunnies).

Is it loose? If so I'd be tempted to remove the horn part and take some cytology impression smears and gentle scrapes from the base, and request additional silver stains for Treponema. That will help with cause but I'd also take a swab and keep the horn itself in formalin in case no clear cause is seen on cytology.

Marie

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Julie Innes — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:38:42 GMT

WAs it in with another rabbit at any point? Could it be a wound that just has never properly healed??

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Lucy Fleming — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:06:14 GMT

Not exactly the same, but a few years back we saw a rabbit with a recurrent growth above its eye (similar shape, but this one was more keratinised (almost looked like a tiny horn, or possibly a claw growing out of its face!). Niall Taylor removed it with narrow margins and I don't recall it ever recurring. From the photos it doesn't seem like this would be acheivable easily (or at all) in this case)