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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A My bun is missing fur on her chest!

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    • grrrlscout
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         Hi all,

        I’m relatively new here so first let me introduce myself. My name is Scout, I’m the mommy to a 1 and 1/2 year old lionhead dwarf mix. Recently I noticed she’s missing fur under her chin and chest area. I just took her to the vet for a check up and to get her nails cut and the vet hadn’t said anything and at that time I hadn’t noticed the missing fur, so I’m assuming this is recent, being as she is out of her cage most of the day and we are always playing together. I noticed her missing fur about 3 days ago while she was periscoping. I googled it (boo is my first bun, I google everything.) And the only causes I could find were tooth spurs or some sort of illness, but when she left the vet she was given a clean bill of health! She’s eating normally, going to the bathroom normally, and binkying around like crazy. She isn’t drooling or anything of the sort so i didn’t think it could be tooth spurs. Anyone know what else this could be? 


      • mzsunshine
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          Is your bun spayed? If not she could be experiencing a false pregnancy, and she’s pulling her hair out to make a nest. Although there’s no buck around, there are some situations where they could still have a false pregnancy. Do you see a pile of fluff anywhere?


        • Stickerbunny
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            Has she been grabbing things and moving them around to a certain spot in her cage / area? Hay hoarding, grabbing anything cloth, etc etc – it does sound like she’s pulling fur out as a false pregnancy, but if that is the case it means she’s almost through with it since fur pulling is the last thing they do. If she is spayed, I would call the vet and talk to them since false pregnancy is less likely in that case.


          • Sarita
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              I notice you state she is spayed in your profile.

              It just very likely could be that she is shedding and it’s part of the shedding pattern.

              I will have to say with teeth however, that there may be no signs as far as drooling or wet chin/mouth area, etc…to indicate molar spurs. Sometimes there may be no sign whatsoever. Did the vet take a good look at the teeth at that time?


            • Princess*Smudge
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                My bun was an American Fuzzy Lop (really fuzzy and fluffy hair), during a big shed she would get a little bald spot right on the top of her head like a little old man going bald. She would also get the occasional spot on her chin as well, at first I was concerned but her vet had given her a full bill of health and sure enough within a few weeks new fuzz was sprouting from the bald spots. I don’t know if this is the case for your bun, but I thought it might be comforting to know that it has happened to someone else

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            Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A My bun is missing fur on her chest!