Oldie Bunny
Warren Scout
I have a puzzle that I'd appreciate some help with!
This is Iris, she is one of Bobtails Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue's sponsor bunnies. She is a lovely but odd looking girl and until the last couple of weeks we thought she was unique.
The distinctive things about here are no fur on her ears, bald head around her eyes, odd texture white fur, blue eyes and frog back legs. She also has a heart abnormality.
Now Timmy has arrived at Bobtails looking for a home. He looks awfully similar to Iris but is definitely not related. This is Timmy
Iris's mum was handed into Bobtails when pregnant so Iris was born at the rescue. Her parents were ordinary lionheads and Iris's siblings also all had similar problems to her on a varying scale. We don't know much of Timmy's background.
So, we are beginning to think that maybe there is something genetic going on, maybe a chromosome disorder? I'd be very interested to hear if any of you have seen a similar looking rabbit, even if perhaps it was a youngster who didn't survive long after birth.
I'd also be interested to hear if you've come across a vet or similar who is studying rabbit genetics and/or birth defects.
This is Iris, she is one of Bobtails Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue's sponsor bunnies. She is a lovely but odd looking girl and until the last couple of weeks we thought she was unique.
The distinctive things about here are no fur on her ears, bald head around her eyes, odd texture white fur, blue eyes and frog back legs. She also has a heart abnormality.
Now Timmy has arrived at Bobtails looking for a home. He looks awfully similar to Iris but is definitely not related. This is Timmy
Iris's mum was handed into Bobtails when pregnant so Iris was born at the rescue. Her parents were ordinary lionheads and Iris's siblings also all had similar problems to her on a varying scale. We don't know much of Timmy's background.
So, we are beginning to think that maybe there is something genetic going on, maybe a chromosome disorder? I'd be very interested to hear if any of you have seen a similar looking rabbit, even if perhaps it was a youngster who didn't survive long after birth.
I'd also be interested to hear if you've come across a vet or similar who is studying rabbit genetics and/or birth defects.