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Symmetrical Hair Loss on Face/Neck

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LionheadLuver

Warren Veteran
Hi

Molly is a 6 year old Mini rex rabbit who has always have thin fur on her neck, and no whiskers, and she has sore hocks. She however has now developed bald patches on her face and she is virtually bald on her neck. She has a bald patch where her whiskers would be and a thin fur patch under her eyes on both sides of her face. She's seen a vet experienced with rabbits and she's sure its not a parasite problem as Molly has no dandruff or any red skin. Her skin is healthy, just her fur has gone. She's not started her summer moult. She has got a partner, who does groom her but i haven't noticed it being excessive or why the fur would be symmetrical.

What could it be? Could she genetically have thin fur and as she gets older, she'll get thinner fur and hair loss? It may explain why she has sore hocks if she has genetically thin fur.
 
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LionheadLuver said:
Hi

Molly is a 6 year old Mini rex rabbit who has always have thin fur on her neck, and no whiskers, and she has sore hocks. She however has now developed bald patches on her face and she is virtually bald on her neck. She has a bald patch where her whiskers would be and a thin fur patch under her eyes on both sides of her face. She's seen a vet experienced with rabbits and she's sure its not a parasite problem as Molly has no dandruff or any red skin. Her skin is healthy, just her fur has gone. She's not started her summer moult. She has got a partner, who does groom her but i haven't noticed it being excessive or why the fur would be symmetrical.

What could it be? Could she genetically have thin fur and as she gets older, she'll get thinner fur and hair loss? It may explain why she has sore hocks if she has genetically thin fur.
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Maybe it's ringworm...
 
Amy104 said:
Could she be pulling it out herself? This can sometimes be related to pain.
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The hair loss is in areas where she can't reach herself to pull fur out. The vet did suggest it could be related to her teeth, but she did look in her mouth and didn't see any spurs, and she has no lumps on her jaw. Also as she's bald on her neck, it wouldn't explain that either. Her skin isn't red so she hasn't scratched herself raw.

The vet's not really sure what it is which is why I'm asking on here. :) Thanks for the suggestions so far.
 
Did the vet take a skin sample to look for any mites etc? Highly unlikely if she hasn't been exposed yo any animals she's not normally around, but worth ruling out anyway. Hope she's better soon.
 
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