Hi all, you'll have to excuse me if this is a long post but I'm a little worried.
I have two rabbits, a male and female, the male is neutered the female is not. They have been bonded and living together for around 4 years now with no problems, the male can sometimes be a little food aggressive (chases her away so he can have the food first but then lets her eat with him) she also tends to mount him in the spring and summer seasons I'm assuming due to not being spayed.
She grooms him the majority of the time and I have noticed that sometimes when she mounts him, she fur pulls.
That's the background of it all.
A few days ago I noticed my male had a little bit of fur missing from his back between his shoulder blades but honestly thought nothing much of it as I assumed my female had overgroomed, today I decided to have a closer look and noticed he had a little bald patch with the edges being slightly red.
when poking around it he didn't seem in pain and the wound seems clean, before I make a vets appointment I was wondering if any of you knew if it could be fur pulling or something else?
My bunnies seem to be acting a bit more aggressive towards eachother lately and although they haven't fought (the male tends to just chase her away) I'm wondering if they could have broken their bond slightly? Don't get me wrong they still snuggle and do everything together but something seems a little off.
Thanks for any help you can give me and again I apologise for the long post.
I have two rabbits, a male and female, the male is neutered the female is not. They have been bonded and living together for around 4 years now with no problems, the male can sometimes be a little food aggressive (chases her away so he can have the food first but then lets her eat with him) she also tends to mount him in the spring and summer seasons I'm assuming due to not being spayed.
She grooms him the majority of the time and I have noticed that sometimes when she mounts him, she fur pulls.
That's the background of it all.
A few days ago I noticed my male had a little bit of fur missing from his back between his shoulder blades but honestly thought nothing much of it as I assumed my female had overgroomed, today I decided to have a closer look and noticed he had a little bald patch with the edges being slightly red.
My bunnies seem to be acting a bit more aggressive towards eachother lately and although they haven't fought (the male tends to just chase her away) I'm wondering if they could have broken their bond slightly? Don't get me wrong they still snuggle and do everything together but something seems a little off.
Thanks for any help you can give me and again I apologise for the long post.