racheljessica
Alpha Buck
Hi, I'm new to the forum and am looking for advice on my bun's strange hair/condition.
Today my rabbit Bambi has had her stitches out for an abcess she had removed from her body a week last friday. When she was shaved for the operation the vet found some strange markings/areas on her body. Initially he thought this might be syphilis but they found it very odd that the markings were on her body rather than her genital region or face. Also the markings aren't crusty. The vet nurse said that in 13 years of dealing with rabbits she hasn't seen anything like it! The vet and vet nurse are flumoxed by it. They have suggested it could be a birth defect and that the hair might be growing in the wrong direction.
To me though the random patches of hair just look like areas that they haven't shaved off but the vet said that this isn't the case and it isn't normal. The photo's below are on Bambi's body and are of the same area taken from different angles. The pinkish markings are where she has had her stitches out. It is the random patches of hair within the shaved area that I am trying to figure out. Also these patches of hair have grown amazingly fast since she was first shaved. Anyone any idea? Thanks
Today my rabbit Bambi has had her stitches out for an abcess she had removed from her body a week last friday. When she was shaved for the operation the vet found some strange markings/areas on her body. Initially he thought this might be syphilis but they found it very odd that the markings were on her body rather than her genital region or face. Also the markings aren't crusty. The vet nurse said that in 13 years of dealing with rabbits she hasn't seen anything like it! The vet and vet nurse are flumoxed by it. They have suggested it could be a birth defect and that the hair might be growing in the wrong direction.
To me though the random patches of hair just look like areas that they haven't shaved off but the vet said that this isn't the case and it isn't normal. The photo's below are on Bambi's body and are of the same area taken from different angles. The pinkish markings are where she has had her stitches out. It is the random patches of hair within the shaved area that I am trying to figure out. Also these patches of hair have grown amazingly fast since she was first shaved. Anyone any idea? Thanks