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MY RABBIT IS LOSING HIS FUR

LILAC

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I NOTICED THIS MORNING THAT UNDER HIS NECK THE FUR HAS GONE, IT DOESNT LOOK RED OR INFECTED BUT HE HAS A BALD PATCH IS IT NORMAL? :?
 
Is it a patch in a circle with maybe some short stubble there and possibly a red or scurfy appearance? That could be mites.

Or if he is getting tufty all over and it is coming out in clumps he could be moulting.

Or he could be a she and is pulling fur from the dewlap to make a nest.

Or is it a small bald patch under his chin area? That is common as it is where the scent glands are.

Caz
 
IT RUNS FROM JUST UNDER HIS MOUTH UNDER HIS CHIN IS PROB OVAL SHAPE, HE DOES MAULT QUITE A LOT NORMALLY , BUT I HAVENT NOTICED IT BEFORE, HE LIVES WITH ANOTHER AND HE SHE LOOKS FINE, ITS NOT SORE OR ANGRY LOOKING....
 
Is it about 5p size or bigger?

If it is small and you can only see beige skin that is just their scent glad under the chin for marking territory with. That is why they run round "chinning" everything.

Caz
 
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