Hi,
Our mini lop (house rabbit) has dandruff on her ear (not both), back of the neck and infrequently on her head. She has had a course of stronghold after our vet thought it might be mites about 4 months ago, no improvement was seen. A sample from her was was checked under a microscope and no mites found.
Our vet has proposed two options, another dose of stonghold or for her to see a dermatologist, with possible skin scrapes.
She has always had slightly flakey skin from when we first got her as a baby.
She's had a rough start of the year with GI issues (all better now), so we don't want to subject her to any further pain unless absolutely necessary. When treated for the GI issues she lost some hair on the same ear which has been slow to grow back.
Other than the dandruff her skin looks ok, no soreness or redness, she is not scratching excessively and seems in good health otherwise.
Any suggestions for at home treatments for dry/flakey skin or do we need to take her to see the dermatologist?
Our mini lop (house rabbit) has dandruff on her ear (not both), back of the neck and infrequently on her head. She has had a course of stronghold after our vet thought it might be mites about 4 months ago, no improvement was seen. A sample from her was was checked under a microscope and no mites found.
Our vet has proposed two options, another dose of stonghold or for her to see a dermatologist, with possible skin scrapes.
She has always had slightly flakey skin from when we first got her as a baby.
She's had a rough start of the year with GI issues (all better now), so we don't want to subject her to any further pain unless absolutely necessary. When treated for the GI issues she lost some hair on the same ear which has been slow to grow back.
Other than the dandruff her skin looks ok, no soreness or redness, she is not scratching excessively and seems in good health otherwise.
Any suggestions for at home treatments for dry/flakey skin or do we need to take her to see the dermatologist?
