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Bald patches on ears - not ringworm - what else??

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billyrosie

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Hello

Since June, Rosie has had 3 bald patches on her ears (2 on 1 ear, 1 on the other). She went to see the (very rabbit savvy) vet in June who suggested it could be ringworm and took scrapings which were sent away to the lab for testing. The results came back after 2 weeks and there was no ringworm found.

So we decided to leave it a bit and see if the fur grew back, which it hasn't.

She is fine in herself, eating, pooing all normal. There are no scabs in or around her ears. The bald patches are not red or sore looking. She does not itch them so they can't be bothering her much. Neither her bonded friend or anyone in the household have started getting any signs of ringworm either which I'm guessing we would by now as it is so contagious.

Has anyone any ideas what else it could be? I will be taking her back to the vets this week to get her re-checked.
 
Hmmnn,not really My buns "baldy" patches were due to mites,both were house buns,vet stated hay brings in mites...freeze it for 24 hours ...sorted.
 
billyrosie said:
Hello

Since June, Rosie has had 3 bald patches on her ears (2 on 1 ear, 1 on the other). She went to see the (very rabbit savvy) vet in June who suggested it could be ringworm and took scrapings which were sent away to the lab for testing. The results came back after 2 weeks and there was no ringworm found.

So we decided to leave it a bit and see if the fur grew back, which it hasn't.

She is fine in herself, eating, pooing all normal. There are no scabs in or around her ears. The bald patches are not red or sore looking. She does not itch them so they can't be bothering her much. Neither her bonded friend or anyone in the household have started getting any signs of ringworm either which I'm guessing we would by now as it is so contagious.

Has anyone any ideas what else it could be? I will be taking her back to the vets this week to get her re-checked.
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Mites can cause bald patches, I don't know whether your vet has checked for that?

Another thought is over grooming. Either by herself, or by a companion?

Lastly, possibly sarcoptic mange?
 
My vet suggested 'Sebaceous Adenitis' when one of mine presented with bald patches around the ears, was tested for ringworm, which was negative and no mites were found. Would need a skin biopsy to confirm Sebaceous Adenitis.
 
trudi said:
My vet suggested 'Sebaceous Adenitis' when one of mine presented with bald patches around the ears, was tested for ringworm, which was negative and no mites were found. Would need a skin biopsy to confirm Sebaceous Adenitis.
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I was thinking along these lines too. My bunny (many years ago) was diagnosed with this by a specialist .. Ralph had fur loss with large flakes of skin. His initial tests were for mites, ringworm etc.
 
My Black Velvet eventually lost most of the fur from both her ears. We never determined a cause, and she did not seem to be bothered by her ears; but strangely it regrew a few couple years later after she had surgery for a tumor near her back leg.
 
Thanks for all your suggestions. The vet did check both of them for signs of mites and they appeared clear. I will mention sarcoptic mange and sebaceous adenitis when we go back to the vets next week. They have both been going through massive molts so i am also wondering if that has had anything to do with they delay in the fur growing back.
 
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