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Mites

Hugo's There

Hugo's There

Wise Old Thumper
I'm pretty sure Reubin just has mites but wanted to check it couldn't possibly be anything else before using a spot on.

He has developed bald, flaky patches round his eyes. His back and face etc are all fine. I have never seen it just round the eyes before so thought I would check it couldn't be a symptom of anything else :?
 
Can you see any mites? I can normally spot them a mile off as I'm so paranoid about my buns getting them again :lol: . Does he have any tufty fur? Doesn't sound very like mites being around the eyes. Hope it's nothing more serious.
 
No tufty fur.

He is not a handable bunny so the chances of seeing mites are slim. I'm lucky I managed to catch him long enough to see the bald patches :shock:
 
He's not being overgroomed by one of the others is he? There's not any eye discharge that one of the others is grooming off, for example? I'd say it would be pretty unusual for them to be just around the eyes :?

If it is mites though, and he has them but the others in the group don't, that would suggest to me that he might be poorly :?

Hope it's nothing serious going on. xx
 
Santa said:
He's not being overgroomed by one of the others is he? There's not any eye discharge that one of the others is grooming off, for example? I'd say it would be pretty unusual for them to be just around the eyes :?

If it is mites though, and he has them but the others in the group don't, that would suggest to me that he might be poorly :?

Hope it's nothing serious going on. xx
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I was a little concerned which is why I posted :?

He seems lively and well in himself. The hair isn't missing directly next to his eye, he has a layer of hair round his eyes and then the bald spots, which is why I couldn't make it out straight away. His eyes seem clean and healthy.

Its hard to explain, but taking pics would be impossible
 
Santa said:
He's not being overgroomed by one of the others is he? There's not any eye discharge that one of the others is grooming off, for example? I'd say it would be pretty unusual for them to be just around the eyes :?

If it is mites though, and he has them but the others in the group don't, that would suggest to me that he might be poorly :?

Hope it's nothing serious going on. xx
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I agree. Mites would spread to the whole group if it was just that. Can you not get some help with restraining him? How does he react to being tipped onto his back/hypnotised?
 
Rhian33 said:
I agree. Mites would spread to the whole group if it was just that. Can you not get some help with restraining him? How does he react to being tipped onto his back/hypnotised?
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He has major behavioural problems, when he was vaccinated last time he jumped over the vet's head and we spent the next 20 minutes both on our knees trying to catch him:roll::lol:

I will get him inside and give him a good check up over the weekend. I did a fairly thorough check yesterday and couldn't find anything besides the bald spots, which does look just like mites but in the wrong place :?
 
liz when id bonded my foursome bif had to be removed as she went nuts new years eve and kept attacking the other 3. she was psycho for 24hrs then developed stasis..within 24 to 48hrs later she had a massive mite infestation and it went on for weeks and nothing seemed to solve it. none of the other buns got it nor did my cats...but rob said its cos she was run down maybe from the stress of intensive bonding...xmas.....new years eve fireworks round and abouts.

this new years eve she went nuts again and attacked bertie n bandit...but no mite outbreak phew. she had it sooo bad....she went badly bald all over esp round her lady bits and neck:shock:

i used pharmaq ivermec drops and it worked when everything else failed.
 
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