Ear mites what to do now?????

ninicocomini · Jun 25, 2017

Yesterday I noticed that my bunny Mini lost a lot of her fur around the ears. It's also full of "dandruff" behind the ears and on the neck. It really came over night and it's getting worse. I know that that are ear mites and I'm going to book an appointment at vet tomorrow but now I wonder if there is something that I can do now at home? Is there any "natural" way to treat the ear mites? To calm the redness? It's not inside the ear at this point just around but it's a lot.
Please help!

Linuxete · Jun 26, 2017

Hi, selamectin is the only solution I know. It's a prescription drug, but I can buy it at my vet without it. So, maybe you could ask your vet to sell it to you, of course you should ask about the correct dosage for your rabbit. I'm using a puppy and kitten dosage 15 mg. I put about half the tube on my rabbit, he's about 1,5 kg. Then put the second half of the tube two weeks later. Also clean his cage and his environment (carpets, blankets etc.) to avoid reinfestation. If you have other animals living with you, it would be wise to treat the for mites too. As for home remedies I would not use any, it can cause even more damage. I hope your bunny gets well really soon.

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MightyMax · Jun 26, 2017

ninicocomini said:
Yesterday I noticed that my bunny Mini lost a lot of her fur around the ears. It's also full of "dandruff" behind the ears and on the neck. It really came over night and it's getting worse. I know that that are ear mites and I'm going to book an appointment at vet tomorrow but now I wonder if there is something that I can do now at home? Is there any "natural" way to treat the ear mites? To calm the redness? It's not inside the ear at this point just around but it's a lot.
Please help!

I wouldn't personally use any 'home remedies' to treat the fur mites.

You can buy an over the counter remedy, which is similar to what the vet would give. It's a spot on treatment of Xeno 450. However, I always prefer the vet to have a look and confirm that it is indeed fur mites and give the appropriate dosage.

Also remember that fur mites proliferating is usually a sign that your rabbit's immune system is depleted for some reason, as they can normally keep them in check. So a look over by a good vet would be no bad thing in that case.

The treatment is Spot On for two doses, two weeks apart. (some vets even give a third dose after a further two weeks.)

I don't know whether you've any other rabbits, but they would need to be treated as well

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/furmite/fur_mite.htm

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