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Dante - My Broken Caster Rex - In Constant Moult!

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Can any Rex owners please advise?

My Broken Castor Rex; Dante, seems to be stuck in a constant moult :( . I've taken him to the vets and he's being tested for Ring Worm! What this has to do with his coat - I'm not actually sure :? .

None of my other Rex rabbits have this problem :p . Any ideas?


Carol
 
Blimely! My Thomas is in major moult too, I thought it was due to our heating..... How did your vet come up with ringworm?

Christine
 
One of my rexes claude moulted constant for 5 months he looked so scruffy!
Then suddely he just stopped!
 
Dante - Broken Castor Rex

Hi there,

The vet thought Dante may have Ring Worm, because he was also testing my other Rex for both Ring Worm and Cushions Disease. He turned the light off in the surgery and then shone this strange "blue light" object on to their coats which showed up patches under their skin!

He's taken samples from their skin and sent it off to be tested. Dante looks so scruffy!

Currently I have Bounty (my white Ermine Rex) with a Pasteurella Abscess - so his face doesn't look too great! My Fawn Rex: Billy has very bad Pasteurella and is 99% bald! and Dante seems to be in constant moult! I often worry that someone is going to walk past my garden, see my rabbits and think I am mistreating or neglecting my rabbits because of the way they look! When it couldn't be further from the truth!

Carol
 
Aww, I heard of people giving their buns some extra vitamins when they're having a heavy moult as it's rumoured that speeds it up. Ringworm is very contagious so if one of your bunnies has it the other might.

The weather switching from warm to cold wouldn't be helping... poor bunnies don't know which coat to keep on :)

Tam
 
Dante

Hi Tam

I really hope it is just a heavy moult. I will certainly try the extra vitamins and hope that this does the trick.

I don't want to tempt fate, but my other rabbits; Charlie, Dillan, Scout, Louis, Nico and Bambi all seem to be fine, happy bunnies.

They've all had all their jabs and at the slightest sign of something wrong, I take them to the vets.

I just can't wait to get the results back from the vet to see if they show anything conclusive.

Carol
 
one of my mini rex was in a moult for 9 months :shock:
the contants change in weather/temp isnt helping at all this year

becky
 
Debilitated rabbits (ie those with a chronic condition such as Pasteurellosis) are often lacking in essential amino acids such as those found in legumes.Rabbits have a nutritional requirement for essential amino acids despite amino acid synthesis in the caecum. A lack of these amino acids can result in alopicea (baldness). Another factor to consider in a prolonged moult is psychological stress :? :? . Has he/she recently been neutered....?? This can cause a prolonged moult that on rare occassions results in a bald bun :shock: :shock:. Ringworm is highly contageous so I some-how doudt that can be the cause... :? :? Jane and Bunsxx
 
If hes one of other rabbits and they have moulted ok then it makes you wonder if hes under the weather, stress will play havoc. Saying that a lot of mine havent moulted properly all year thanks to the changing weather :? . Once your sure hes ok then you could try him on a clove of garlic in hi water, this heats the blood and will get him to go into moult. You leave the garlic in the water for a week [ keep topping it up] val
 
Rex rabbits can be a bit funny anyway - they often have "broken" patches in their coat once they are a year or two old which never go away. The difference in colour/texture is very subtle and not always clearly visible. This is nothing to worry about - the Rex coat is very delicate and easily altered by slight environmental changes during moult which can then result in these permanent "moulty" patches.

However, ring worm is a highly contagious fungal infection, and if your buns do have it the chances are that you will get it too. It appears as a slightly itchy, red, raised area of skin and it usually forms ring shapes or circles - henc the name ringworm. It is relatively easy to treat though, so don't worry too much :wink:
 
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