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New bunny, bald ears?

Bambithebunny

Bambithebunny

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Hi there!
This is my first post on this forum.

I have recently adopted my lovely little 10 week old papillon girl, Bambi.

We have had Bambi for about a week now and she has settled in really well. She currently has a room all to herself and when she gains more confidence she will have free roam of the whole flat.

I have noticed that she is scratching her ears often and the middle parts of her ears seem to be balding. I'm a bit confused why this could be and I'm hoping it's not mites. When looking into her ears they seem clean.
There are no other symptoms apart from shaking her head and the scratching as mentioned earlier.

She is still getting used to being held and caught, when she's being held she doesn't like her ears being touched and they are warm.

She is booked in this Friday for a new home healthcheck, her vaccinations and to talk about a care plan, spaying when she's older and insurance.

Any advice is welcome, I want the best for Bambi the bunny.

Thanks in advance! [emoji235][emoji177]
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It sounds like ear mites so the best thing to do is get the Vet to have a good look inside her ears and if it is mites the Vet will possibly want to postpone the vaccination as she needs to be as healthy as possible for the vaccine to work. She is a lovely rabbit by the way.
 
tonibun said:
It sounds like ear mites so the best thing to do is get the Vet to have a good look inside her ears and if it is mites the Vet will possibly want to postpone the vaccination as she needs to be as healthy as possible for the vaccine to work. She is a lovely rabbit by the way.
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Thankyou so much for your response! I have booked her a appointment today so she can be seen as soon as possible. And yes she's gorgeous and already bringing us so much joy!

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Bambithebunny said:
Thankyou so much for your response! I have booked her a appointment today so she can be seen as soon as possible. And yes she's gorgeous and already bringing us so much joy!

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dear bambithe bunny,--tonibun-is correct,and you have an appt. booked[very good],-please watch the cleaning/application.-and study the discharge info carefully..--sincerely james waller from across the greatpond-usa
 
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