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Fur Not Growing Back On Rabbit's Ear

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Captain, my 7 year old mini lop, had an operation on his teeth around 2 months ago. Before the surgery, the vets shaved part of the fur on his ear off. This fur hasn't grown back, at all. I'm really not sure why, as the rest of his coat is lovely and thick!
 
Hello and welcome to the forum :).

Thumper's fur hasn't grown back on her ears either, in fact she has several scars from where she's had lines put in, bless her. You may find that Captain has short stubby fur rather than a proper covering (Thumper does) :(. I don't know why the fur doesn't grow back properly.
 
captaintrabbit said:
Captain, my 7 year old mini lop, had an operation on his teeth around 2 months ago. Before the surgery, the vets shaved part of the fur on his ear off. This fur hasn't grown back, at all. I'm really not sure why, as the rest of his coat is lovely and thick!
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Hi there and welcome to the Forum :wave:

It happens! Has Captain had these type of operations before and has the fur always grown back afterwards?


Rabbit's fur doesn't grow like human hair - you may find he has to get to the stage of a 'moult' and then the hair may grow back. That could be as long as a few months though.
 
captaintrabbit said:
Captain, my 7 year old mini lop, had an operation on his teeth around 2 months ago. Before the surgery, the vets shaved part of the fur on his ear off. This fur hasn't grown back, at all. I'm really not sure why, as the rest of his coat is lovely and thick!
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As it has been so cold I doubt that Captain has had a moult in the 2 months since his op'. Rabbit fur does not grow continuously, it only grows as part of a moult. So the fur on his shaved ear probably wont grow til' Captain has his next moult.

I hope that he does not require ongoing Dental treatment x
 
Angie B said:
Hello and welcome to the forum :).

Thumper's fur hasn't grown back on her ears either, in fact she has several scars from where she's had lines put in, bless her. You may find that Captain has short stubby fur rather than a proper covering (Thumper does) :(. I don't know why the fur doesn't grow back properly.
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One of my rabbits has a bald patch and it's been there for many months. I think sometimes the follicles are damaged and that prevents regrowth.
 
My bridge bunny Billy had to have his ears shaved as a youngster as the result of an episode of EC. 7 years later and the fur had never really grown back properly. So much so the outer edges of his ears were near enough bald. Those adorable velvet like ears still made for good rubbing though :lol: :love:
 
Jack's-Jane said:
As it has been so cold I doubt that Captain has had a moult in the 2 months since his op'. Rabbit fur does not grow continuously, it only grows as part of a moult. So the fur on his shaved ear probably wont grow til' Captain has his next moult.

I hope that he does not require ongoing Dental treatment x
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Captain's ears have gone through a lot! That same ear was bitten by a rat some months ago, whilst being looked after by a family member. He had a puncture hole and a terrible lump!
 
MightyMax said:
Hi there and welcome to the Forum :wave:

It happens! Has Captain had these type of operations before and has the fur always grown back afterwards?


Rabbit's fur doesn't grow like human hair - you may find he has to get to the stage of a 'moult' and then the hair may grow back. That could be as long as a few months though.
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Thank you! I see what happens when he begins moulting.
 
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