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Losing fur/scabs?

TheTigerThief

TheTigerThief

Warren Scout
I'm a little concerned about my rabbit, Petra. I've been away for the past few days camping and when I returned, I found Petra with quite a bit of fur loss on her back, looking like this.



She's still acting like her usual self, but I did take a closer look and found these small little scabby/crusty sores.




I'm thinking she's gotten in a squabble with one of the others, but none of the others have so much as a scratch on them. My mother who was looking after them said Petra had looked fine the day before I returned and didn't see any fights, but who knows... My next thought is that it's some kind of mites, but I can't find any on her. My real question is what should I do about the little sores? She doesn't seem in too much discomfort when I touch them, she doesn't flinch or anything. Because they're so small should I just leave them for a few days and see if they heal on their own? Should I take her to the vet?

I apologise if the photos are a little hard to see.
 
The marks look like bites from an insect/mite, it is not always possible to see parasites on a Rabbit with the naked eye. Personally I would want a Vet to take a look to try to establish a definitive diagnosis and to obtain any treatment deemed to be necessary ?

Do you keep Chickens or other fowl anywhere near your Rabbits ?
 
Jack's-Jane said:
The marks look like bites from an insect/mite, it is not always possible to see parasites on a Rabbit with the naked eye. Personally I would want a Vet to take a look to try to establish a definitive diagnosis and to obtain any treatment deemed to be necessary ?

Do you keep Chickens or other fowl anywhere near your Rabbits ?
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Thankyou for your reply. I don't keep chickens or anything near them, but I will start looking into a trip to the vet.
 
TheTigerThief said:
I'm a little concerned about my rabbit, Petra. I've been away for the past few days camping and when I returned, I found Petra with quite a bit of fur loss on her back, looking like this.



She's still acting like her usual self, but I did take a closer look and found these small little scabby/crusty sores.




I'm thinking she's gotten in a squabble with one of the others, but none of the others have so much as a scratch on them. My mother who was looking after them said Petra had looked fine the day before I returned and didn't see any fights, but who knows... My next thought is that it's some kind of mites, but I can't find any on her. My real question is what should I do about the little sores? She doesn't seem in too much discomfort when I touch them, she doesn't flinch or anything. Because they're so small should I just leave them for a few days and see if they heal on their own? Should I take her to the vet?

I apologise if the photos are a little hard to see.
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These actually look something like flea bites to me, but I don't know whether you have them in your neck of the woods?
 
TheTigerThief said:
We do get fleas here. We did wonder if they were flea bites...
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Not sure, will get a vet to have a look.
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Good idea, i will try it too
 
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