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Balding/Hair loss underneath ears.

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youthnovels

Wise Old Thumper
Today I was grooming Lois and under both ears she has lost a lot of her fur. It has soft downy hair, much like baby hair but that is it and it is on both ears.

I initially thought mites but there is no scabby skin or flakes that I can see nor does it appear to be bothering her. Could it be purely down to the fact she is having a very heavy moult and as this area must, in a sense, rub against her back (she's a helicopter and has very expressive ears that are all over the show) this has promoted more hair loss.

Help please :wave:
 
sorry I don't know the answer but bumping it up for you in the hope someone comes along with an answer.

sue:wave:
 
I have the same problem on my dwarf lop Adelle and I don't know the answer either. However, Adelle's occured shortly after her jab and I wondered whether it was a reaction to the jab. Has your rabbit been recently vaccinated? Or as it's under the ears I wondered whether it was due to the heat a few weeks ago?

P.S. I phoned my vet and they said that as long as the skin is not sore, and is not itchy etc. then not to worry - if any of this changed then I needed to take her up to the vet.
 
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