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Question
Please help me.My dutch rabbit has like a red bump or zit like thing right above her nose.She is still fairly young and I don't know what is wrong or if I should be worried.She probably got it in the last 2 days?Please help soon

Answer
Dear Sarah,

Without seeing the bump myself, it's really nearly impossible for me to tell you what it is.  It could be anything from a flea bite to an abscess, a botfly warble or just a papilloma.  Or something else.

To really put your mind at ease, you should get her to a good rabbit vet who can look at it in person and see if it's something that needs to be treated.  You can find such a vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

If you want to send a *very clear* picture of it to me at dana@miami.edu I might be able to make a better guess.  But for now, my recommendation is to get her to a good rabbit vet.

Hope that helps.

Dana