Ideas for possibilities?

[daphnephoebe]

As you know I've just got Phoebe now and she's living indoors.
I've noticed she is scratching around her mouth and ears a lot. Often stopping during something like chewing to scratch.

I'm thinking she may have dental issues or underlying ear infection but before I go to vets I'd like some ideas on any other possibilities as I'll be trying out a new vet and don't quite have that trust yet.

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[Shimmer]

Has she got anything stuck in her mouth / round her teeth? She's not lived indoors before, so may have got hold of something she shouldn't.
Any sign of any injury, scabs, lumps (have a feel around with your finger tips) or unwanted small beasties (in fur or ears)?

 

[InspectorMorse]

Have you looked in her ear canals for any signs of a build up of gunk, inflammation or an offensive smell ?

Any lumps around her ear bases ?

Does she react too gentle pressure inwards on her cheeks ?

Any sign of drooling ?

 

[daphnephoebe]

Has she got anything stuck in her mouth / round her teeth? She's not lived indoors before, so may have got hold of something she shouldn't.
Any sign of any injury, scabs, lumps (have a feel around with your finger tips) or unwanted small beasties (in fur or ears)?

Shes lived indoors before. Approx 3 years, free roam. She's now in a pen in the kitchen. Only thing she's bee doing is ripping up newspaper. I can't find any signs of injury and she's still eating as normal (can't get to look in her mouth as stresses her too much)

Have you looked in her ear canals for any signs of a build up of gunk, inflammation or an offensive smell ?

Any lumps around her ear bases ?

Does she react too gentle pressure inwards on her cheeks ?

Any sign of drooling ?

No drooling and no reaction to the cheeks apart from a "what are you doing" push at me.
No lumps that I can feel but her body and skull shape is quite lumpy around the ears naturally.
They smell clean, with only a very small amount of wax visible (what i would expect to see in any ear canal to provide protection)

She did react to me looking into her left ear, but the right is the main scratching side.

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[daphnephoebe]

I may be overly paranoid because it wasn't noticed that Daphne was ill until it was too late to do anything.

I'll get her a check up just to be safe and maybe some mite treatment from the vets

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[Shimmer]

I think you are justified in getting her checked out. Rabbits don't normally keep scratting at their face / ears, so something is bugging her.

 

[bunny momma]

Sending vibes.

 

[daphnephoebe]

So we done a mite/parasite treatment and that seems to have done the trick.

We believe the stress of losing her bonded partner, and moving caused mites that are naturally on the skin to start becoming out of control.

Fast action has prevented any serious side effects.

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[InspectorMorse]

Glad the problem is sorted now

 

[Omi]

Pleased that the problem is now resolved