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Moulting in patches

rachylou

rachylou

Warren Veteran
Cookie is moulting a lot at the moment but it is not following any kind of pattern and she looks like she is going bald?! When Jims moults it looks like he has a tyre line but never looks like he is missing fur.
Is this normal?
 
My little bun has had a terrible moult this summer and hasn't stopped all summer. She doesn't have any bald patches though. Could it be mites perhaps? Best give the vet a call to put your mind at rest :wave:
 
I had a look up online about mites cause I thought it may have been that too, but there is no evidence of it on her.
On looking really close and seperating the fur by blowing on it you can see hair is underneath just very short? :?
 
My rabbit has the same thing every year, I thought it was mites and I still kinda do... My bun is very patchey but I combed him the other day and it's seemed to work. Maybe try combing him/her once or twice and see what happens.
 
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This has put my mind at rest too:D. I've just found a 50p size patch of short hair on Roo when I've been plucking him, I searched for dandruff too and found none. I think I need a face mask next time I pluck a bunny though, plus antihistamine first! I could stuff a cushion with what I've just gathered in their cages.:shock:
 
my bun poppy goes bald in the summer too :D i thought it was mites her first year but when she went for a check up at the vets she said it was completely normal usually happens to thick double coats but it does she does look awful through the summer!
 
When Bungle moults he gets bald patches. The new fur usually grows within dates so it doesnt last long.
 
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