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Mites and grooming.

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oliviaandwez

Young Bun
Hi, my little bunny Eric has mites. They are pretty bad as he's been recovering from a range of other problems so his immune system has been weakened.

He and my other rabbit are currently being treated for them but my question is should I groom him? Until this point I haven't as his fur falls out easy and there's loads of dandruff and I don't want to spread them all over the house. I was wondering however, would I be better to groom him so it removes some of the mites and gives him a better chance of getting rid of the things. He has got patches of bald currently and I know grooming him may make them worse.

Thanks :)

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You could brush him if he doesn't mind, otherwise you will just stress him out. Have you heard about Echinacea as it is very good for boosting the immune system? I hope your bunny starts to get stronger.
 
He likes brushing but don't know if it will spread them or irritate his skin.
Oo no what is that?

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