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Hi there. First post here, looks like a really useful forum so will probably become a regular user
I have 4 rabbits. There's Oreo (girl) and Milkshake (boy, neutered) who are brother and sister. They are 14 months old now. They had babies (keepin' it in the family... :shock and we now have Doris and Domino - both girls and 6 months old. The mum and dad share a hutch and the two babies share a hutch.
All rabbits have had a vaccination and are chipped.
Last week, they went to a pet boarding place for 10 days whilst we went on holiday. They were in good health. When I picked them up, the man mentioned Oreo had a scratch above her eye but didn't know how as he didn't notice Oreo and Milkshake fighting. When I got them home, I inspected closer and the whole of the fur above her left eye has gone. You can see her eye socket with two little pin type holes which are red (blood maybe?). It has been a couple of days since they have been home and it looks like it is starting to heal, but the fur isn't coming back yet.
Also, Domino has got what can only be described as little nicks on her ears. There are 5 of them in total, around 1cm diameter, they are bright pink and look deep and sore. One of the nicks is at the top of the ear and it has changed the shape of her ear. It's bank holiday weekend so I'm not going to be able to get into the vets until Tuesday now so was wondering if anyone knows what it might be? Have they picked up something from this boarding place? He had about 20 rabbits there, all kept separately though. Or could it be the rabbits have been fighting/asserting dominance whilst in a 'strange' place? Doris has a little scratch on her nose as well. Do I need to clean them up and if so, what with?
Sorry for the long post, tried to keep it as informative as I could incase someone has experienced something similar.
I have 4 rabbits. There's Oreo (girl) and Milkshake (boy, neutered) who are brother and sister. They are 14 months old now. They had babies (keepin' it in the family... :shock and we now have Doris and Domino - both girls and 6 months old. The mum and dad share a hutch and the two babies share a hutch.
All rabbits have had a vaccination and are chipped.
Last week, they went to a pet boarding place for 10 days whilst we went on holiday. They were in good health. When I picked them up, the man mentioned Oreo had a scratch above her eye but didn't know how as he didn't notice Oreo and Milkshake fighting. When I got them home, I inspected closer and the whole of the fur above her left eye has gone. You can see her eye socket with two little pin type holes which are red (blood maybe?). It has been a couple of days since they have been home and it looks like it is starting to heal, but the fur isn't coming back yet.
Also, Domino has got what can only be described as little nicks on her ears. There are 5 of them in total, around 1cm diameter, they are bright pink and look deep and sore. One of the nicks is at the top of the ear and it has changed the shape of her ear. It's bank holiday weekend so I'm not going to be able to get into the vets until Tuesday now so was wondering if anyone knows what it might be? Have they picked up something from this boarding place? He had about 20 rabbits there, all kept separately though. Or could it be the rabbits have been fighting/asserting dominance whilst in a 'strange' place? Doris has a little scratch on her nose as well. Do I need to clean them up and if so, what with?
Sorry for the long post, tried to keep it as informative as I could incase someone has experienced something similar.