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funny little scabby bumps?

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spadge

Young Bun
Hi All

Hope someone can help - I'm little bit worried abut our bunny - hes 2 and a harlequin lop - the other evening I noticed some little bumps prob 6 or 7 on each side of his face kind of under his ear and down towards his mouth - they are deep in his fur possibly on the skin surface (I can't be sure) they are tiny and seem to be like little scabs sticking a bit of the fur together. He's not troubled by them in fact loves being stroked in that area - I don't know if it is a scab , from scratching a bite or something ? or even if its bit of food matted in ! ewwww - any ideas, it doesn't smell , I have tried to take some pics but very difficult to get to the bumps keep him still and take a pic ! its to the right of the pic http://1drv.ms/1GlMZbe
really really don't want to take him to the vets as that causes him lots of stress - any advice appreciated thanks
 
spadge said:
Hi All

Hope someone can help - I'm little bit worried abut our bunny - hes 2 and a harlequin lop - the other evening I noticed some little bumps prob 6 or 7 on each side of his face kind of under his ear and down towards his mouth - they are deep in his fur possibly on the skin surface (I can't be sure) they are tiny and seem to be like little scabs sticking a bit of the fur together. He's not troubled by them in fact loves being stroked in that area - I don't know if it is a scab , from scratching a bite or something ? or even if its bit of food matted in ! ewwww - any ideas, it doesn't smell , I have tried to take some pics but very difficult to get to the bumps keep him still and take a pic ! its to the right of the pic http://1drv.ms/1GlMZbe
really really don't want to take him to the vets as that causes him lots of stress - any advice appreciated thanks
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Rabbits have sebaceous glands along the sides of their face. Sometimes the oily secretions from the glands can adhere to the fur forming little dry yellowish clumps. These usually come away as the Rabbit cleans his/her face. You can gently remove them yourself, they come away easily. Sometimes you can actually see the little 'ready to come out' tufts of fur sticking out.
 
spadge said:
Hi All

Hope someone can help - I'm little bit worried abut our bunny - hes 2 and a harlequin lop - the other evening I noticed some little bumps prob 6 or 7 on each side of his face kind of under his ear and down towards his mouth - they are deep in his fur possibly on the skin surface (I can't be sure) they are tiny and seem to be like little scabs sticking a bit of the fur together. He's not troubled by them in fact loves being stroked in that area - I don't know if it is a scab , from scratching a bite or something ? or even if its bit of food matted in ! ewwww - any ideas, it doesn't smell , I have tried to take some pics but very difficult to get to the bumps keep him still and take a pic ! its to the right of the pic http://1drv.ms/1GlMZbe
really really don't want to take him to the vets as that causes him lots of stress - any advice appreciated thanks
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To be honest I find it a bit difficult to see from the photos, but it could be a number of things. I suggest keeping an eye on them, and if they spread to other areas (check if there any elsewhere if you can) then post again or visit/ring your vet. It's not normal to have scabby patches around the face but it may be nothing to worry about :D
 
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