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Ear wax

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Lilly has loads of earwax in her ears. The vet didn't seem too concerned and gave me some logic ear cleaner and said to use that to loosen it up and everything should be fine.

I don't know much about excess earwax and bunnies, is it damaging to them? Irritating (Lilly doesn't seem too bothered by it)? Painful? Can it lead to further problems? Is there anything else I can or should be doing as well as using the logic ear cleaner? Also the logic stuff says to use it whenever required, how often do people who've used it before tend to apply it? Lilly hates having it put in so I also don't want to stress her out too much :(
 
A certain amount of wax is a normal finding, however if there is a large build up it can predispose the Rabbit to an ear infection. This is especially the case with Lop Eared Rabbits. Also, excessive amounts of wax can be irritating and the Rabbit may shake his/her head a lot and scratch his/her ears. I would ask the Vet how frequently he/she wants you to use the ear cleaner, it will depend on how much of a wax build up there is.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
A certain amount of wax is a normal finding, however if there is a large build up it can predispose the Rabbit to an ear infection. This is especially the case with Lop Eared Rabbits. Also, excessive amounts of wax can be irritating and the Rabbit may shake his/her head a lot and scratch his/her ears. I would ask the Vet how frequently he/she wants you to use the ear cleaner, it will depend on how much of a wax build up there is.
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Thanks for the reply, the vet said "use as directed on the bottle" :roll: she's uppy eared so that's at least a bonus here. The vet seemed to think it was quite a big build-up and I think it looks so too, it looks like a plug in her ear, I'm surprised she can even hear!! I'll keep treating her and monitoring it. She does scratch her ears more than Harvey scratches his so maybe it is bothering her a little :( but she seems generally very happy, runs around, binkies, eats everything, asks for fusses, so I don't think it's bothering her too much. I reckon I'll keep going with the ear medicine over the weekend and then see if it's getting better, I suppose it doesn't just magically improve with only a few uses!!
 
Can you very gently use your little finger nail to remove any of it? this is what I do with Button when he gets waxy, as the vet suggested - but I do it very slowly and carefully to make sure if he shakes his head it won't hurt him. It's a pretty disgusting job though.
 
I'll give it a go :thumb: she is not one for being restrained though and will nip if I do so :roll: but she might stay still enough if I give her something to nom on :lol:
 
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