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My rabbit has 2 thinning patches of fuy on his sides

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Herbie the Rad Dorklift

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What's it all about?

It's not bald, he's a black bunny and has 2 grey patches on his sides near his head. I think the grey hair is the fur that's normally underneath the black fur.

What could be causing this?
 
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Has he been scratching at all? Apart from that, has he come indoors from being outside recently?
 
Nope, nothing like that.

It's not bald, just grey fur. I thought he might just have grey patches, but on further inspection it appears to be the fur that's underneath his top coat.

Is he molting in an unusual way maybe??
 
Rabbit fur (in my experience at least) does seem to change colour as they age - hence my white rabit with just a black spot on her nose as a baby who ended up being a mottled white/brown/grey by age 7! Sometimes they do moult in clumps leaving bald patches/different length or colour of fur. Sounds like it's normal to me (as a lay person) if there were increasing bald patches, skin irritation or I was just plain worried then it'd be a trip to the vets.
 
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