Hi. Last week we got a 12 wk old lionhead from the adoption part of Pets at home. She is brushed daily as she is long haired but I noiced this morning she has a couple of bald patches appearing. Flopsy went to the vets yesterday for the myxomatosis jab. The vet said she looked in pretty good health despite not having any hair on the back of her neck - was told she had lots of knots in fur so they were cut out. Never having had a rabbit before I'm abit stuck for advice. Are the bald patches due to moulting, mites, stress or brushing?
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Bald patches - moulting or mites
- Thread starter Sandra Q
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Hiya :wave:
If you took her to the vets yesterday they should of probably accounted for mites I would of thought? If they had a good look and found nothing then its unlikely to be mites.
Were the knots cut out from her neck where the bald patches were? Was the bald patch there yesterday as some bunnies can have a slight reaction to their jabs causing hair loss.
Someone else should be here shortly to give you more advice
If you took her to the vets yesterday they should of probably accounted for mites I would of thought? If they had a good look and found nothing then its unlikely to be mites.
Were the knots cut out from her neck where the bald patches were? Was the bald patch there yesterday as some bunnies can have a slight reaction to their jabs causing hair loss.
Someone else should be here shortly to give you more advice
Bald patches - moulting or mites
Thanks for such a quick reply. Vet said it didn't look like mites but if bald patches persisted to take her back. The bald patch on back of Flopsy's neck was there when we got her though we didn't notice them til later in the day. The patches I found this morning are 1 on her lower back and on 1 her side .
Thanks for such a quick reply. Vet said it didn't look like mites but if bald patches persisted to take her back. The bald patch on back of Flopsy's neck was there when we got her though we didn't notice them til later in the day. The patches I found this morning are 1 on her lower back and on 1 her side .
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My lionheads are all moulting at the moment and all three have bald patches on the back of their necks. I think as long as the skin looks healthy it's quite normal. The fur always seems to grow back again.
:wave: Thanks for your replies. Flopsy's skin looks healthy enough where she has bald patches. When I brushed her today not alot of hair came out so maybe she is moulting or just finishing. As she's our first bunny I didn't want her to be ill or anything . Thanks for putting my mind at rest.
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We were worried about Bunnie cos she kept getting little bald patches by ear and back of head but fur grew back and vet checked said not mites
Anyway got my Textbook of Rabbit Medicine by Frances Harcourt-Brown for my birthday, opened it up and the first thing I read was..
Patchy Hair loss
Some breeds of rabbit with fluffy coats, notably Dwarf lops and minilops, develop hairless patches of skin during moulting. The alopecic areas often cause concern to owners. The bald skin is not inflammed. Regrowth of hair is rapid. Dense fur starts to grow at the centre of the lesion within 7 - 10 days and takes place simultaneously with hair loss at the periphery of the lesion. This is a self-limiting physiological process.
Exactly what happens with Bunnies! This book is great!
We were worried about Bunnie cos she kept getting little bald patches by ear and back of head but fur grew back
and vet checked said not mitesAnyway got my Textbook of Rabbit Medicine by Frances Harcourt-Brown for my birthday, opened it up and the first thing I read was..
Patchy Hair loss
Some breeds of rabbit with fluffy coats, notably Dwarf lops and minilops, develop hairless patches of skin during moulting. The alopecic areas often cause concern to owners. The bald skin is not inflammed. Regrowth of hair is rapid. Dense fur starts to grow at the centre of the lesion within 7 - 10 days and takes place simultaneously with hair loss at the periphery of the lesion. This is a self-limiting physiological process.
Exactly what happens with Bunnies! This book is great!
