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Bald Patches

maxbun

Warren Scout
Lynx is moulting very heavily at the moment and has several bald patches on his back (one is about 2" wide). His skin is healthy looking with no dandruff or other signs of mites. Has anyone else experienced this with one of their rabbits or is a trip to the vet in order?
Jane
 
It could just be a heavy moult. What breed is he?
Another possible cause is a recent injection
 
First, rabbit's stomach can have a lot of problem to digest the fur. It can block their intestine. We have members here who lost their buns because their partner is licking the other bun who is full of fur, the fur then block the intestine and causes bloat, in the end that bun passed away. So it's imperative to get the fur off your bun as much as possible, and as fast as possible.

1) get a bowl of water
2) Wet your hand
3) gently comb your hand on the bunny's fur so your hand grab the fur off the bun

The above helps the fur to shed their fur and get rid off the fur so they can't lick on them. This way, neither your bun or his companion will get fur in their body

At the same time, buy some papaya & pineapple enzyme chew, give 2 tablet weekly, say one on Wed. and one on Sat., the enzyme will break down the fur in their stomach

You can also go w/ the idea of pineapple juice, if it's small bun, I would syringe feed 12 ml per bun once every 2 days or so

I did the above w/ Bernie, and I also see bald patches. Within days, they grow back, so no worries.
 
It could just be a heavy moult. What breed is he?
Another possible cause is a recent injection
Thank you for your replies.
He's a mixture, but definitely with some dwarf lop in him, and no, he's not had an injection since his booster in March.
Jane
 
Probably just a heavy moult, but if it doesn't clear up see a vet in case it's something that needs treatment, such as parasites, fungal infection or even some sort of hormonal problem
 
Is he kept with another rabbit? Often attempted matings can cause loss of fur on the back of the neck (even on a male bunny :roll:). Otherwise it can be normal to have thinner areas of fur when they are moulting but is there is any sign of redness/thickening of the skin or it persists without new hair growth for more than 2wks it is worth getting him checked out for skin problems
 
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