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Sapphire's neck..advice please

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capel

Warren Veteran
When doing Sapphire's check tonight we noticed this painful area on her skin. There is a band of skin around her neck which has hardly any hair, which I'd put down to the mites/lice problem for which she is being treated. When she went for her VHD on Monday I mentioned it to Kevin and he had a look and said it would all clear up eventually but to keep an eye on it. However , what we saw tonight definitely wasn't there then, but I didn't check last night as I spent most of the time cleaning her bum! Here's some pics..the skin looks very inflammed..more so than is evident on these photos....I'll whip her back to the vet tomoroow, but what can I do in the interim? I think I read that savlon isn't good for buns, but I do have Flamazine.
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It might be a fungal dermatitis. Vet can check for that. Canesten Cream can be useful for Fungal Dermatitis. Or it may be bacterial in which case something like Fuciderm may be prescribed

Does she have Dental problems ?

Janex
 
Thanks for answering so quickly. She has no dental problems. Kevin said she's got lovely teeth. The back ones were looked at using a scopey thingmyjig down her mouth. The skin is broken and I'm just worried that it may attract flies/ The area is generally totally hidden by the fold of skin created by her dewlap. Should I put flamazine on it until tomorrow?
 
capel said:
Thanks for answering so quickly. She has no dental problems. Kevin said she's got lovely teeth. The back ones were looked at using a scopey thingmyjig down her mouth. The skin is broken and I'm just worried that it may attract flies/ The area is generally totally hidden by the fold of skin created by her dewlap. Should I put flamazine on it until tomorrow?
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I dont think I'd put anything on it til you know if its bacterial or fungal. If its fungal Flamazine may make it worse.
If she's outdoors you could cover her hutch/run with some sort of netting tonight to stop the flies getting in.
The fact that it's flared up more severely after her vaccination makes me think it *might* be bacterial but its best to make sure before putting any POM on it

Janex :)
 
I've loads of fly screen netting so I'll do that. Thankfully it seems to have turned quite cold so there shouldn't be much fly activity now..i was a bit concerned about the possibility of them having got at her this afternoon. We have had a close look and it all looks very clean..just sore.
 
capel said:
I've loads of fly screen netting so I'll do that. Thankfully it seems to have turned quite cold so there shouldn't be much fly activity now..i was a bit concerned about the possibility of them having got at her this afternoon. We have had a close look and it all looks very clean..just sore.
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You may not have any, but Aloe Vera Gel is very soothing for dermatitis. I am using it for myself aswell now!!

Janex
 
The earliest appointment I could get for her is 4.20..so vibes for her please. I'm just hoping it's not fungal.
 
AW thanks:) I know it's nothing serious, but my stomach is in knots thinking about it at the moment!!! These bunnies certainly wrap themselves round our heartstrings don't they?:lol:
 
Lots of healing vibes for Sapphire.

Could it have been caused by a bit of over-grooming? Inky had similar when he was moulting (Smokey had pulled a lump of fur out) and he was given some Surolan to put on it. It's healed up really well now.
 
HI:wave: I'm pretty sure it's not been caused by overgrooming as she is a solo bun, and because of her dewlap she has a bit of a problem getting to that area. I'm just about to get her ready to go now, so will update as soon as I get back.
 
Just back. Vet is pretty sure it's not fungal and thinks Sapphirehas done it while scratching herself. The area around the broken skin is clean and scabbed over, though the surrounding patch is so totally hairless that it looks as though sh's been scalped:shock: I've asked her to do a test so she's taken a small amount of the hair and a small skin scrape.
 
She's fine, thanks:) The bald patch looks worse as the vet removed some, but it seems clear of infection and I haven't noticed her worrying at it!. I'm about to put download some more videos in the photo section. Rog spent all morning with Pansy and Sapphire in their runs with the camera(while I was battling my way up the M60 to Elaine's and getting lost just1.5 times..I really SHOULD learn to listen to Mr. Satnav!!)
 
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