Large Earlobe Mass??

[Czugi]

8 month old sapphire gem. Started with a small swelling/mass on her earlobe. After two weeks it’s grown to size in pictures. Only last few days did she have any swelling on her face/around her eyes - started on same side and then moved to other eye two days later. Absolutely NO other symptoms. Lanced the mass this evening - it’s solid, was not able to extract any pus (I understand chicken pus is hard/solid). Looks very much like a tumor. I gave her an IM injection of .5ml of Tylan 200 today for lack of a better idea. Any guidance/suggestions for what this may be and how to properly treat it?

 

[Rose the Legbar]

It might be a ear infection? Whatever it is it looks like a infection of some sort, I hope a person who knows more than me can come around and help you.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I gave her an IM injection of .5ml of Tylan 200

Did you know you can give injectable Tylan orally?
It's to be given 3 times a day, so if given by injection that's a lot of needles sticks over the course of 5 days.
If she weighs 5lbs you are at/slightly over the max dose of 40mg/kg by giving .50ml put that is probably o.k. Tylan is usually well tolerated.

Any lesions inside the beak or bad odors?

Is vet care an option at all? Getting a culture to find out more would be best.

@azygous explains the difference between cysts, abscess and tumor below.

If it's a cyst, it would have fatty sebum inside and would not be rock hard. An abscess would be soft, and waxy pus would come out of it when the scab is removed and pressure applied around it. A tumor will be rock hard and will bleed if the scab is removed and pressure is applied around the center lesion where the scab is.