Just been grooming Simba and he seems to have started moulting again :roll: By the end of it i have a pile of fluff bigger than his head!! :shock: Anyway while combing through the fur just above his tail, where he has had bad matting before, i found he has a patch of dandruff and the skin looks quite red. I havent seen him scratch or chew that area at all so im not sure if its due to me grooming him too much or could it be mites? I watched it for a short while and didnt see anything move so im not sure whether he needs a vet to see it or not. I go on my hols in about 10days so last thing i want is him being ill for Auntie Cheryl! Any ideas?
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Rabbit Dandruff - photo added
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Wise Old Thumper
Squidgy had this, just above his tail. The vet said it wasn't mites, just dandruff, nothing to worry about. searching on here I saw that someone (Adele or Tamsin?) put aloe vera juice in the rabbit's water. I have been doing this for a couple of months withSquidgy and the dandruff patch has almost disappeared.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
oh ok then.. i will get some on thurs when i go into town shopping. How much do u put in how much water?
Its ok i just found the thread you were talking about and Adele said to give 1 teaspoon a day so I will maybe take him to the vets thurs and see what they think first.
Its ok i just found the thread you were talking about and Adele said to give 1 teaspoon a day so I will maybe take him to the vets thurs and see what they think first.
Mad_cat_rabbit
Warren Scout
I will try this as well, Harry can't shift his. I blamed it on old age, until I was corrected that 6 wasn't really that old for a bun.
Oh sorry Cheryl, only just seen your reply as havent been on here alot the last day or so. Well i just groomed him again and its still there.. i had a go of taking piccies.. dunno if they are any help.
Thanks. he doesnt appear bothered by it at all and he didnt jump or anything when i combed that bit so altho its very red it doesnt seem to be painful. What with what happened yesterday when i was in the city shopping, i totally forgot to go to the health food shop to get the aloe vera juice. Will have to wait til next week now. Id happily pop him over to you to have a look at Cheryl, im working all day saturday, then on nights so let me know when would be a good time
Thanks. he doesnt appear bothered by it at all and he didnt jump or anything when i combed that bit so altho its very red it doesnt seem to be painful. What with what happened yesterday when i was in the city shopping, i totally forgot to go to the health food shop to get the aloe vera juice. Will have to wait til next week now. Id happily pop him over to you to have a look at Cheryl, im working all day saturday, then on nights so let me know when would be a good time
