Hello,

You had gone off line before reading my information request, so I want to give you some information until I can see a picture.

The lumps you are seeing being they are hard are very concerning. We see lumps like what you have described when there are abscesses, tumors or when there is a tooth root issue that may be infected.

Tumors in rabbit are a common occurance and the location you have described may be an issue with the jaw bone. An abscess can be caused from an insect bite or a bad tooth and cause an infection in the jaw bone.

At this point, I suggest seeing a rabbit savy Vet that can do a fine needle aspiration to draw out some cells and send them off to the lab to see what may be going on. An X ray of the area would also be wise to rule out a tooth root issue and a bone tumor.

I wish I could give you better news for Flip, but since there are 3 golf ball lumps, it is something that needs to be addressed asap. If it is an abscess, the Vet will open and clean the areas and prescribe a Rabbit safe antibiotic for Flip.

This is a link to locate rabbit Vets with knowledge to treat Flip: http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

Please let me know If I can assist you further and if you can send the picture, I would like to see it.

Joan