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Strange growth on skin

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Question
Hello - my bunny has got a very small (less than 1cm) growth on her middle back near the spine.  It looks like a skin tag.  It doesn't hurt her when I touch it.  It just showed up over the past few days.  I've looked online for descriptions and photos of something like it but have found nothing resembling it.  It's skin colored and not red or inflamed like papilloma or an abcess.  Do you have any idea what this could be?  Thank you for any help you can give me.

Answer
Dear Julie,

It might just be a little skin flap.  These do develop sometimes, for no particular reason.  Keep an eye on it, and if it does change in shape, color or size, have your rabbit-savvy vet look at it to be sure it's not something that needs treatment or removal.  I hope you can find a vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope this helps.

Dana