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Forum DIET & CARE Mites? Thyroid? Help!

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    • MB & Neville
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        Neville has some inconsistencies in his wool.  On his back legs and sides the wool is much shorter and thinner.  It hasn’t always been like this and seems to be spreading.  I’ve done a lot of online reading and here is what I have narrowed it down to: molting, mites, or a hormone imbalance.  Here is the best picture I have, but I have others if you need more details.  Please let me know if I need to take him to the vet.  Thank you! 

         (See? When I brush it back, there is a near bald spot on his side.) 


      • Bam
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          If it’s mites, there should be some dandruff.
          Rabbits can molt in patches so they get bald spots, it can look quite dramatic but it’s normal.
          Hormonal imbalances like thyroid issues should produce other symptoms as well such as weight gain/loss, drinking lots of water etc.

          How old is Neville? How long has this been going on for? A heavy molt can if you’re unfortunate go on for more than 2 months, esp if he’s neutered not long ago (happened to one of mine). Has the texture or “quality” of his fur changed?

          How is his appetite and activity-level? Any changes there?


        • LBJ10
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            I agree, if it were something other than molting, then there would most likely be other symptoms present. Wooly will have these huge bald patches on him and he will look terrible for months. It’s because he will go through a heavy shed and everything is seemingly falling out in chunks.


          • Kokaneeandkahlua
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              Looks pretty normal, my lionhead has bald or near bald patches in weird places when shedding. Just keep an eye -if it stays bald for a few weeks or worsens at all you could get in to a vet.


            • MB & Neville
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                Alright, thank you guys. Neville is 10 months old and this has been getting worse for a couple of weeks, I did have him neutered about 5 months ago. The texture of his wool has changed- it is so much silkier! To be honest though, that may be because I no longer trim him, limiting myself to brushings. As for his appetite, he still eats all of his food, but it takes longer and he isn’t eating as much hay. When I look for dandruff, does it look like a humans? Kind of white, like a bunch of dead skin flakes?


              • LBJ10
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                  It is around that age where their adult coats start to fill in, so the change in texture could be due to that. I remember Wooly getting his adult coat when he was 9 or 10 months old. He went from soft baby fur to wooly adult fur.


                • Bam
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                    The “dandruff” you see in cases of mites are either white like human dandruff or like ground pepper. You’d see it on the fur that falls off. Here are some pics, scroll down to see the dandruff-pics: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/furmite/fur_mite.htm
                    If it is mites, it’s very easily cured with Revolution.

                    If there’s no dandruff, seeing that Neville is just 10 months, this is most likely just a major molt, he’s getting his adult fur.


                  • MB & Neville
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                      Alright, thank you all so much for putting my mind at ease. By the way, Bam, your profile picture is just adorable!!


                    • Bam
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                        Thank you, Neville’s mum!


                      • Beka27
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                          I bet it is molting! With a longer furred rabbit, it can be more noticeable in certain areas until it fills back in.

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