Melanie and Prince went back to the vets yesterday. He is happy that Prince has recovered fully. Mel is still a bit under the weather.
He did not do bloods as both rabbits seem improved and he said it would only distress them. He suggested that it is probably a virus of some kind and said that there are lots of viruses and conditions in rabbits that are not well understood. He seems to think Melanie will recover by herself as Prince has done.
We have started her on Panacur as this is what Prince was on. Fortunately she seems to like the taste!:shock:
Vet did not seem overly worried about her skin condition and suggested "wait and see".
Melanie has got more bald patches now. The skin does not appear to be sore and irritated but is a little dry. I intend to put some baby cream on in the next couple of days to see if that helps. Is sudocrem ok for rabbits? If not can someone suggest an alternative please.
She is not scratching. Vet could not find evidence of parasites.
Does anybody have any idea what this could be? An aggressive moult perhaps? Or related to the virus she may be recovering from?
If there is no improvement I will just have to change her name to "Melanie Bigglesworth"!! (as in Austin Powers):lol:
He did not do bloods as both rabbits seem improved and he said it would only distress them. He suggested that it is probably a virus of some kind and said that there are lots of viruses and conditions in rabbits that are not well understood. He seems to think Melanie will recover by herself as Prince has done.
We have started her on Panacur as this is what Prince was on. Fortunately she seems to like the taste!:shock:
Vet did not seem overly worried about her skin condition and suggested "wait and see".
Melanie has got more bald patches now. The skin does not appear to be sore and irritated but is a little dry. I intend to put some baby cream on in the next couple of days to see if that helps. Is sudocrem ok for rabbits? If not can someone suggest an alternative please.
She is not scratching. Vet could not find evidence of parasites.
Does anybody have any idea what this could be? An aggressive moult perhaps? Or related to the virus she may be recovering from?
If there is no improvement I will just have to change her name to "Melanie Bigglesworth"!! (as in Austin Powers):lol: