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Kyle@theWintertime

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I just went out to feed/water and found Classy with her face all naked!!!

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I looked her face over really good...the skin doesn't appear irritated, it isn't wet or moist, no flakes or abbrasions. It's just...omg, HAIRLESS.

What could have caused this???? :eek: More importantly, what can I do for her? She didn't seem painful to the touch either, btw.
 
Oh dear... not so "Classy" looking now. :roll:

Either one of her neighbors barbered her face for her, or she scraped the fur off on the cage wire or J-feeder herself.

Just to be safe, I would treat her with some DE in case she has fur mites which made her itchy.
 
MamaSheepdog":31qkczcw said:
Oh dear... not so "Classy" looking now. :roll:

Either one of her neighbors barbered her face for her, or she scraped the fur off on the cage wire or J-feeder herself.

Just to be safe, I would treat her with some DE in case she has fur mites which made her itchy.

I got paranoid and dusted everybody with a little DE and mixed it with their pellets...everybunny was peeved at me, LOL. First I hand out food, then I take it away again? :roll: I hope I didn't over-do it with Classy...I think if you petted her right now you'd raise a cloud of dust. If rabbits had a forum about their human owners, she'd be posting under the "Hopping Mad" section about me right now!!!

Quick question...can rabbits get fleas???????????? :x :p

I live like...a block from the lake. Dig two inches down in my yard and you hit PURE SAND. Fleas are rampant in my area...I usually just dust the rabbit area ground with DE and hope for the best.<br /><br />__________ Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:31 pm __________<br /><br />Also...right now she's next to Liz, who has been yanking fur off like mad as if she could ressurect her lost litter with it. So now that I think about it, Liz may have had a hand (or a mouth) in the face-shearing. HMMMM. Moving Liz post haste. :(
 
Lol! "You wont believe what my human did to me today! I keep myself dust and dander free, and he poured dust ALL OVER ME! :evil: "

Yes, rabbits can get fleas. The DE under the hutches is a good idea, as is dusting the buns themselves. Good thing they can't type, or you'd be in big trouble.
 
Gods but I hate fleas. :(

If it is something stupid like Liz eating her face off or itchies from fleas (which hopefully the dusting clears up) how long before she has a face again? It freaks me out to see her face all naked! :lol:

And if it IS fleas, and the DE does NOT make them go away...what is safe to use on rabbits? :shock:

Thanks for your help btw, really appreciate it...I'm pretty freaked at the moment, LOL.
 
The fact that it's isolated to such a small area leads me to think it's not fleas. I agree with MSD- either she had help defurring herself, or maybe mites.

The move of Liz and the DE will hopefully take care of it.
 
She looks embarrassed. Do they make that hair in a can for bunnies? Whatever it is, I hope it clears up soon. I can see how the faceless bun would be unnerving.
 
Same thing's happening here. I thought it was the feed somehow, since I'd just switched brands, but now I'm doubting it. The fur would just go missing overnight, and it doesn't just come out when I pet them or pull on it either. :?
 

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I've seen this on the web before. It's caused by the rabbit spending too much time under the water bottle in the heat. It soaks the fur on their head and fungus causes the hair to fall out. I haven't read anything that says it's harmful.
 
That would make sense if mine had water bottles. LOL
edit; Not to mention, it happened in a bit cooler weather with mine, below 80 at least. :?
 
My Am White buck did the same thing. His fur would just disapear overnight then it would get better then it happened again. Then I realized he was chewing the plastic and tarp he could reach and thats where his fur was going! He was rubbing it off!! Lil brat!
His face is at the moment is fully furred.
 
TMTex":2oqa7mz6 said:
It's caused by the rabbit spending too much time under the water bottle in the heat. It soaks the fur on their head and fungus causes the hair to fall out.

I had that happen to one of my bucks that was in a cage with a leaky valve. I don't think it is the case in either of these rabbits because their faces are dry and the skin looks healthy.

In my buck's case, it was on his back. The fur was always wet, and it easily pulled out in clumps. He also had large flakes of yellowish dandruff.

TMTex":2oqa7mz6 said:
I haven't read anything that says it's harmful.

If not treated, the problem will likely not go away. I sprayed Blu-kote on the spot once after removing as much fur and dander with a fine toothed comb as I could. That one application and a fixed water valve solved the problem.

Vinegar applied topically can also be used to change the PH of the skin, but I imagine more than one treatment would be necessary. Other products that would also work would be Nu-Stock (a sulfur based ointment) or OTC remedies for Athlete's foot.
 
I think Liz pulled her fur! I have a Holland doe right now that looks like that, except worse! LOL Her own 8 week old baby pulled all the fur from between her eyes and on the sides of her face... very freaky looking! LOL
 
I FOUND A FLEA ON HER!!!! Horror!!!!! Fun fact: professional dog groomers can find a lone flea on a critter if they put their mind to it.

So! Is there a rabbit-safe way to treat her? I don't think the DE is gonna cut it with our horrible sand fleas. :( I've heard injected Ivermectin (sp?) will work, is that safe? Bearing in mind I'm hoping she's bred. :(<br /><br />__________ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:50 pm __________<br /><br />....................anybody? :(
 
I was told by a house rabbit friend that her vet said rabbits can have revolution. The vets around here won't sell it unless you pay for a full examination and heartworm test, though.
 
I think DE will do just as well as a product like Ivermectin. With either approach, the flea has to get on the animal, and in the case of Ivermectin or another drug, they must bite them. I doubt they drop dead immediately as a result, so to my thinking dehydration by DE would likely be nearly as quick.

You can sprinkle it around the cages as well, or buy parasitic nematodes and apply those to your yard instead.

http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/applying/method ... tode.shtml

http://www.buglogical.com/fleas/

http://www.arbico-organics.com/category ... s-ticks/26
 
Thanks guys!!! ...the DE seems to have worked. :eek: I'm more than a little surprized!!! I sprinkled it all over the place and kept dusting her a little bit every now and again, and now I can't find any of those little monsters (and believe me, if they were there, I'd find 'em!!!). The hair is already beginning to grow back a little bit, in awkward looking chunks, on her face. :roll:
 
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