Hello,
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a spayed female mini-lop with a dry skin problem, I think. I noticed she was loosing more fur than usual and the vet's diagnosis was a heavy molt. Her advice was to brush her frequently and try to get rid of the dead fur. She checked her for mites and found none. This was several months ago. I have been brushing her several times daily and removing the dead fur but tonight I noticed that her fur is coming out in clumps and at the base of the fur (the part that comes out of her skin), there is dandruff looking white flakes on the fur and on her skin in several places. Her skin is flaky but not scabby (no bleeding), if that makes any sense. When I pet her in the affected areas (on her lower back), she licks my hand constantly, so I'm pretty sure it bothers her but she doesn't seem to be in any pain. She is eating, drinking, pooing and urinating normally. She is also just as active as she normally was.
I am making another appointment to have her looked at by the vet but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what may be going on with her?
Thanks,
Brigitte
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a spayed female mini-lop with a dry skin problem, I think. I noticed she was loosing more fur than usual and the vet's diagnosis was a heavy molt. Her advice was to brush her frequently and try to get rid of the dead fur. She checked her for mites and found none. This was several months ago. I have been brushing her several times daily and removing the dead fur but tonight I noticed that her fur is coming out in clumps and at the base of the fur (the part that comes out of her skin), there is dandruff looking white flakes on the fur and on her skin in several places. Her skin is flaky but not scabby (no bleeding), if that makes any sense. When I pet her in the affected areas (on her lower back), she licks my hand constantly, so I'm pretty sure it bothers her but she doesn't seem to be in any pain. She is eating, drinking, pooing and urinating normally. She is also just as active as she normally was.
I am making another appointment to have her looked at by the vet but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what may be going on with her?
Thanks,
Brigitte