Bald patch on the front of Buddy's neck

Buddy's Human · Oct 9, 2013

Hi,
I noticed a few days ago Buddy has a bald patch just under his chin on the front of his neck. He keeps pulling his fur and there are a few scabs in that spot. I took him to the vet today and she prescribed Xeno 450 to eliminate mites, she found no trace of them when she examined Bud but wants him treated just in case. My questions are - has anyone used Xeno? Is it safe? If it's not mites, why would he pull his fur and how do I stop him from doing it? He is fine otherwise. We were going to take him to a rescue to hopefully find him a wife next week but now we can't in case he does have mites

He's a free range house bunny on a diet of a table spoon of Burgess Excell pellets a day, unlimited hay and readigrass, dried herbs and fresh salad. His treats are usually small amounts of dried apple or beetroot.

(I know the photo's not great but that's all he'll let me do)

Jack's-Jane · Oct 9, 2013

This may sound like an odd question but has he had a VHD Vaccination in recent weeks ?

Also, did the Vet suggest taking a skin scraping to look at under a microscope ?

Tamsin · Oct 9, 2013

It's quite common for them to not be able to spot the mites under the microscope even is symptoms/successful treatment implies they were there.

Schez · Oct 9, 2013

Reggie had suspected mites though it was never seen... Poor lad, and he was making a patch of fur thin on his back. The vet prescribed an injection that was given once and then again a few weeks later. Touch wood, no more mite symptoms.

bunnylover177 · Oct 10, 2013

Did your vet check his teeth? He could be dribbling from his mouth which would cause a bald patch over time. I learnt this the hardest way.

Buddy's Human · Oct 10, 2013

Thanks for the replies.

Jack's-Jane said:
This may sound like an odd question but has he had a VHD Vaccination in recent weeks ?

Also, did the Vet suggest taking a skin scraping to look at under a microscope ?

No, he hasn't been vaccinated recently, he's not due till January. And no, she did not look under the microscope.

bunnylover177 said:
Did your vet check his teeth? He could be dribbling from his mouth which would cause a bald patch over time. I learnt this the hardest way.

Sorry to hear that bunnylover. Buddy had his teeth checked in August. He didn't want to eat hay so the vet suggested checking his teeth to see if they're the reason but they're fine. His chin is dry too.

Has anyone here used Xeno 450? I've heard so many stories about rabbits poisoned by mites treatments, I'm a bit scared to use it on Buddy

silverrabbit · Oct 10, 2013

I use Xeno450 with no problems, I found it very effective but changed to the beaphar brand (same active ingredient, Ivermectin) as it was cheaper for me.

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