this poor baby was dropped off on my property due to haaving severe canker ear because he didt want to "fool with it" anymore. he thought it was more merciful to put her where she could get killed by all kinds of animals than to shoot her. So i took her in, and her ears are solid crusty flaky ear mite infested from top to bottom. is there anything i can do to ease her discomfort until i can get her to the vet? shes a great pet already, couldnt ask more of her to be house broken after being neglected. definately worth taking to the vet to hve what im hoping is a simple problem? cleared up. may also be pregnant or so i was told. i've only had her 24 hours.
Rescue bunny has severe canker ear
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Kyle@theWintertime
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I really don't have any good advice, just wanted to say best of luck with her and I hope she recovers well. 
If you havent already done so, please put her in quarantine wash throughly before touching any other rabbits and keep her well away from your buns. Mites can survive on clothing for several hours so I also recommend you wash your clothes after handling her.
You can soak her ears with veg / cooking / olive oil to start loosening up the crud. Don't try and clean if off let it come of on its own.
The oil will also help drown the mites until you get her to a vet.
You can soak her ears with veg / cooking / olive oil to start loosening up the crud. Don't try and clean if off let it come of on its own.
The oil will also help drown the mites until you get her to a vet.
AmysMacdog
Well-known member
I always used 4 parts mineral oil to 1 part Camphofinque (thats not spelled right :shock: )
Anyway it will help loosen all that stuff in the ear and kill the mites. I used it on rescue bunnies before like yours. It has always worked great for me.
Glad you have her now poor little thing!
Anyway it will help loosen all that stuff in the ear and kill the mites. I used it on rescue bunnies before like yours. It has always worked great for me.
Glad you have her now poor little thing!
amandainohio24
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We have had ear mites in our shelter adopted buck. We used cat ear mite drops and it cleared right up.
grumpy
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Get a small squirt-tip squeeze-bottle
with a removable lid/tip.
Add to it:
6-cc's of pyrethrum
94-cc's of mineral oil
blend together and shake well
gives you 100cc's of ear mite medicine
for under 5-dollars.
I've priced oil-based ear miticides for up to $2.50 per cc.
That's expensive stuff and it contains the same
ingrediants as my home-made concoction.
Which costs about a nickel a cc.
The scabs in the ears you're seeing is a by-product.
The mites live and thrive under those scabs.
You can "mess" with these things five to six times.
Or.....you can do it once and be done with it.
The choice is yours.
You can stress the rabbit multiple times or....only one time.
But....the one time ain't pretty....nor easy.
I've had rabbits come in that looked HORRIBLE!!!
Their previous owners needed to be spanked!
The insides of their ears completely encased
with crinkly....gooey....scabs. They were AWFUL!
My methods, although they may sound harsh and
somewhat cruel....work the very first time.
Place the rabbit in a box or five-gallon bucket.
Have your homemade ear mite medicine at the ready.
Take each ear into your hand and firmly squeeze it.
Beware.......the rabbit may start squealing. Disregard it.
Those scabs must be broken to expose the living area of the mites.
The rabbit may sling his/her head from side to side,
expelling portions of the broken scabs.
That's okay......Looks gross...but still okay.
Take the medicine and give a
healthy 6-8 drops into each ear.
Grab the ear gently and squish it
to pull the medicine deep into the ear.
Do the both of them...one after the other.
Again...the rabbit may squeal...but it's over!
Leave the bunny in the box or the bucket for a few moments.
Watch all of the "GUNK" that gets flung out of their ears.
Those are loosened scabs, along with part of the mite colony.
The remaining medicine will work it's way into the cracks of the scabs.
And kill the remaining mites.
Your rabbits' fur around their ears will look "greasy".
That will clear up in a week to ten days.
Your rabbits' ear will be nice and pink.
DEVOID of ear mites. THEY'RE ALL DEAD!
You can re-medicate the ears in 14 days.
Use only a few drops in each ear and
gently massage both of them.
That kills any new mites that may have
survived the initial treatment as un-hatched eggs.
That's my method and it's worked for several decades.
grumpy.
with a removable lid/tip.
Add to it:
6-cc's of pyrethrum
94-cc's of mineral oil
blend together and shake well
gives you 100cc's of ear mite medicine
for under 5-dollars.
I've priced oil-based ear miticides for up to $2.50 per cc.
That's expensive stuff and it contains the same
ingrediants as my home-made concoction.
Which costs about a nickel a cc.
The scabs in the ears you're seeing is a by-product.
The mites live and thrive under those scabs.
You can "mess" with these things five to six times.
Or.....you can do it once and be done with it.
The choice is yours.
You can stress the rabbit multiple times or....only one time.
But....the one time ain't pretty....nor easy.
I've had rabbits come in that looked HORRIBLE!!!
Their previous owners needed to be spanked!
The insides of their ears completely encased
with crinkly....gooey....scabs. They were AWFUL!
My methods, although they may sound harsh and
somewhat cruel....work the very first time.
Place the rabbit in a box or five-gallon bucket.
Have your homemade ear mite medicine at the ready.
Take each ear into your hand and firmly squeeze it.
Beware.......the rabbit may start squealing. Disregard it.
Those scabs must be broken to expose the living area of the mites.
The rabbit may sling his/her head from side to side,
expelling portions of the broken scabs.
That's okay......Looks gross...but still okay.
Take the medicine and give a
healthy 6-8 drops into each ear.
Grab the ear gently and squish it
to pull the medicine deep into the ear.
Do the both of them...one after the other.
Again...the rabbit may squeal...but it's over!
Leave the bunny in the box or the bucket for a few moments.
Watch all of the "GUNK" that gets flung out of their ears.
Those are loosened scabs, along with part of the mite colony.
The remaining medicine will work it's way into the cracks of the scabs.
And kill the remaining mites.
Your rabbits' fur around their ears will look "greasy".
That will clear up in a week to ten days.
Your rabbits' ear will be nice and pink.
DEVOID of ear mites. THEY'RE ALL DEAD!
You can re-medicate the ears in 14 days.
Use only a few drops in each ear and
gently massage both of them.
That kills any new mites that may have
survived the initial treatment as un-hatched eggs.
That's my method and it's worked for several decades.
grumpy.
SatinsRule
Well-known member
What Grumpy just said, plus:
When you think you've finally gotten rid of them, treat the rabbit(s) a couple more times. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and it's far better to do it and not need to, than it is to need to and not do it.
And it's probably not a bad thing to be wearing hand and arm protection, too. That way you won't have friends and family members who think you're involved in some satanic wrist-slitting ritual. :lol:
When you think you've finally gotten rid of them, treat the rabbit(s) a couple more times. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and it's far better to do it and not need to, than it is to need to and not do it.
And it's probably not a bad thing to be wearing hand and arm protection, too. That way you won't have friends and family members who think you're involved in some satanic wrist-slitting ritual. :lol:
grumpy
Well-known member
SatinsRule":7u0gkhrd said:
AMEN to that suggestion :up: , Satin.
Good point because those buns
surely don't like it. But it does work!
I just hate to see folks spending good money
when these tried and true methods have been
effective since Hector was a pup.
grumpy.
Thanks for all the advice she's the only rabbit now just lives with two 6 week old kittens and a 5 week old skunk. I've heard that the vet would sedate her to remove the scabs so she wouldn't feel it. She's going to go for a check up anyway to make sure that her ear problem is the only issue. She's going to take alot of work and care to create a house bunny but she's worth it
she's the only rabbit now just lives with two 6 week old kittens and a 5 week old skunk. I've heard that the vet would sedate her to remove the scabs so she wouldn't feel it. She's going to go for a check up anyway to make sure that her ear problem is the only issue. She's going to take alot of work and care to create a house bunny but she's worth it
