Help with a rabbit health problem??!!??

Question

My 8 month old chocolate dutch rabbit has a bulbous sore above his eye. It has a open spot where if it is scratched off, it pusses out. He has had this for a month or two. I have tried antibiotics in the water and topical creams. I don't know what it is or how to get rid of it. It seems somewhat painful. Any one have any idea what it is and what to do about it? I really love this rabbit, but don't have any money to take him to a vet. Thanks!

Answer 1

It could be a benign tumor that has ruptured.  The antibiotics were probably good for keeping it from  getting infected, but won't make the tumor itself go away.  Only a vet can remove it and find out if it is benign or malignant.  keep it clean; an infection could mean the end!!

Answer 2

Sounds like a cyst, possibly caused by a Pasteurella infection, which will spread and kill your rabbit if not treated.  The rabbit really needs to see a vet and be properly diagnosed and treated.  I'm sure it is painful for him.  Look into CareCredit- it will allow you to make interest-free payments on vet treatment over a period of time.  Your vet will have details, or CareCredit has a website.  If you are unable to treat him properly, please find a local rescue group who will take him and get him the help he needs, and then please don't get another one.  Rabbits, like other pets, are a big commitment and DO need to see a vet when ill.  It's cruel, and in most locations criminal, to allow an animal to go without proper vet care when it is obviously in need of it.  

Answer 3

call the vet.

Answer 4

You need to take him to a vet.  

Answer 5

Sounds like an abscess. You can open it up and clean it with warm soapy water and then rinse it well. Use peroxide to clean it out then. Then use a antibiotic ointment on it. You may have to do this everyday for awhile before it heals up.