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Ear canker

tasherd

tasherd

Warren Scout
Hi,
I was just stroking my rabbit Lucy and I have noticed scaly skin on the outside of her ears and a little on the inside, although it is not red or sore and she has not been scratching or shaking her head really. The first thing I thought it was, was ear mites/ canker so I have applied some herbal ear drops used for ear mites but does anyone have an idea what it could be, is it ear mites? what should I do? etc.
Thanks
Natasha
 
I would take her to be checked just incase but one on my buns had something like this. (If it's what I'm thinking of) I took her to the vet and they said it was harmless. It was right over a big vein so they said they would prefer to leave it and keep an eye on it. It ended up falling off but it left a scar.

Please get it checked just incase.
 
tasherd said:
Hi,
I was just stroking my rabbit Lucy and I have noticed scaly skin on the outside of her ears and a little on the inside, although it is not red or sore and she has not been scratching or shaking her head really. The first thing I thought it was, was ear mites/ canker so I have applied some herbal ear drops used for ear mites but does anyone have an idea what it could be, is it ear mites? what should I do? etc.
Thanks
Natasha
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I would definitely not put any more ear drops into the ear canals without first having a Vet take a look down them with an otoscope. If there were to be any issues with the ear drums then putting ear drops in could do a lot more harm than good.
 
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