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Bald Patch Just Above Tail - ???

suzibunbun

suzibunbun

Mama Doe
We have just been grooming our dwarf nethie who was very raggedy and tufty! We noticed then that she has a real bald patch just above her tail about the size of a 50p - couldn't see any mites or anything and no bald patches anywhere else. Has anyone seen this before or may know what it could be?? It's just pink skin and not red, inflamed or sore looking
 
suzibunbun said:
We have just been grooming our dwarf nethie who was very raggedy and tufty! We noticed then that she has a real bald patch just above her tail about the size of a 50p - couldn't see any mites or anything and no bald patches anywhere else. Has anyone seen this before or may know what it could be?? It's just pink skin and not red, inflamed or sore looking
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It could still be mites. I would seek vet opinion. :wave:
 
We don't groom them that often or obsessively so i wouldn't say it was that - but will have another good look - anyone else had this happen?
 
Hi suzibunbun, I had the same as you a couple of months ago - my minilop had a smooth skinned bald patch just above his tail and then started pulling out his fur around his chin - I thought i couldn't see anything either but was definitely mites. After 3 fortnightly treatments of Xeno 450 (half the price online compared to the £80 I paid at the vets - enough for both my buns even though my other bun was fine, just to be safe) his fur grew back and he seems much happier now - he was constantly scratching and grooming.

You say he is raggedy and tufty - that is EXACTLY how Bobbin was (and still is a bit!) - I think it was chylietella (not sure on speling) that the vets said it was - fur mites.
 
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