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Bald Spots
- Thread starter iluvpeter
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You said the skin was fine so i doubt it is a skin problem...and its a bit localised for mites. Also the fact its on both sides doesnt sound like its a health problem.
How old is your bun? One of my buns started to get 'thinning' of her fur around her knee kinda areas, the vet said it was just due to old age and cos she ran around so much it wore more.
My current older bun is getting a bald patch at the back of her neck, again im presuming its old age as the vets havent mentioned anything to me.
Could just be a growth hormone kinda thing, i know this is definately not the same, but my female mini lop didnt flow till 9 weeks on one ear and 10 1/2 on the other, and at the back of her head behind her ears there were bold spots that remained for a while, thn suddenly grew, shes got a tuft of very fluffy fur there now! But im guessing this relates to fur growth hormones etc...
Maybe someone else will know, but as i said, it doesn SOUND like anything serious!
lilbun
Warren Veteran
Some of the most common causes of bald patches here include:
Recent vaccine or other type of injection
Overgrooming from another rabbit
Mounting by another rabbit
mites, lice, fleas
Some rabbits do get bald patches when the are moulting, but if it doesn't grow back or gets worse see a vet to rule out parasites, fungal infections etc.
over possibilities include:
Hormonal or dietary imbalance
ringworm
trauma
mazzy101
New Kit
Thanks she is alone not had jabs but she does get frisky and nests maybe then it's that over grooming too
