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Rabbit mites??? UPDATED

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Groovychick1804

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I think my rabbit may possibly have mites. She has boldish patches on her fur. The reason I think she has mites is coz she has just recently finished her 1st ever malt and this can be really stressful for rabbits and i heard that mites lay dormant and when the rabbit is stressed come out! Is this true? Ill take her to vet next week to get checked!

UPDATE!!!!! I took her and the vet wasnt sure what was wrong but he gave her a injection for mites and is due another 2. HE also gave her a VHD Jab as I asked for her to be done!
 
Your bunny will be fine when treated, does your bunny live with another bun, because they will both have to be treated. It will be a simple once a week over three wek course of injections.

There are quite a few different reason why your bunny could have mite. They could of simpy of come from the hay :D
 
My vet told me that this was true when Bundle had mites. Have a look through her fur, especially at the back of the neck - if you can see "dandruff" there's a good chance it's mites. It's easily treated though, either with injections or my vet used drops, applied once a week for three weeks. You'll need to disinfect her hutch and anywhere she goes in the house too to prevent them coming back. If the vet treats her with drops then mine told me not to handle her until the day after the drops had been applied as it could interfere with absorption.

They also recommended Acclaim Plus to spray round the house and hutch (but not while the bunny is in there and make sure the windows are open!)
 
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