I have a dutch dwarf lop called tulip. She is going to be 3 soon, and she has always been a healthy happy bunny.
Last year she got a few bald patches on her back and had chewed the skin so had scabs. I helped keep the area clean and it healed and the fur grew back. I asked the vet at her checkup and he thought she properly had a insect bite or something that bothered her to chew on it.
Then in January I spotted another little bald patch, but it was already starting to grow back so I left it, and this evening I just found two patches on her back where she has chewed or scratched herself so hard the skin is red raw and bleeding slightly. She hasn't pulled out any fur yet, but I think this will be the start of a bald patch.
I don't know what to do, I never actually see her chewing or scratching in that area to try and stop it, I have not changed any of her bedding products and have been trying to find out what could be causing this.
Is this normal for a rabbit?
On a side note my rabbit is super clean freak, she cleans for hours every day and cleans her ears a lot, around the edges of her ears the fur is very thin or gone from the amount of cleaning she does, the vet said it was not a problem though.
Last year she got a few bald patches on her back and had chewed the skin so had scabs. I helped keep the area clean and it healed and the fur grew back. I asked the vet at her checkup and he thought she properly had a insect bite or something that bothered her to chew on it.
Then in January I spotted another little bald patch, but it was already starting to grow back so I left it, and this evening I just found two patches on her back where she has chewed or scratched herself so hard the skin is red raw and bleeding slightly. She hasn't pulled out any fur yet, but I think this will be the start of a bald patch.
I don't know what to do, I never actually see her chewing or scratching in that area to try and stop it, I have not changed any of her bedding products and have been trying to find out what could be causing this.
Is this normal for a rabbit?
On a side note my rabbit is super clean freak, she cleans for hours every day and cleans her ears a lot, around the edges of her ears the fur is very thin or gone from the amount of cleaning she does, the vet said it was not a problem though.