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caziann

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Hi, just got a couple of questions about our bunny, he has hard tiny lumps on the back of his ears, my daughter said this is dry skin, but im not sure, also he keeps shaking his head, just wandered if this is normal?
 
Head shaking can be signs of mites, an ear infection or EC.
A trip to the vets would be best as these things can cause potentially worse problems, but could be treated easily if caught early.
 
We have a lop called Pud and if I point a finger at him for being naughty he shakes his head in fact he shakes his head a lot because he is such a naughty boy . :)
 
In the past one of my buns shook his head a lot and when the vet looked in his ears one of them was full of wax! He had it cleaned out and no more head shaking.

So, don't worry, it could be something simple. I've never heard of head shaking being a symptoms of E.c so it can't be one of the major symptoms and if your bun isn't showing others then I wouldn't get too concerned just yet.

One of mine shakes his head lots - theres nothing wrong with his ears (no mites, no wax, no infection), and he doesn't have E.c, we concluded that he just likes it!
 
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