I looked this up, and it seems selamectin (the active substance in Revolution) is rapidly eliminated in rabbits. So it could be a new infestation of fleas from the dog and cats. I found a study on rabbits that indicates that selamectin should be administered every 7 days to fight fleas efficiently.

You of course have to treat the dog and cats as well or the problem will not be solved.

Here’s a link to the study:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22452505

Get some more revolution. Treat everybody and make sure to clean the house thoroughly to get rid of any eggs. I agree with Bam, it could just be a reinfestation. If that doesn’t solve the problem, then you should have your bunny’s ears reexamined.

My Tilly will shake her head and scratch more when she has dry skin or is in full shed… but it’s still a good idea if you see extra shaking or scratching to run a flea comb over her a few times to check for fleas.

I am a bit confused on Revolution being used. I know that there is debate on what is safe and what isn’t, but I’ve had 2 different vets tell me that Advantage 2 for small cats (or for kittens depending on size of the bunny) was fine but to stay away from Revolution because they’ve had rabbits come through with problems from the toxicity of the Revolution. We had to give Tilly some flea-stuff because we’ve been staying with family that has an indoor/outdoor kitty that brought in fleas…. it seemed to work wonderfully on her with no ill effects; although we did do the best we could with a flea comb right before and after application to help it along a bit.

Repeated vacuuming helps to eliminate fleas because not all the fleas are hatched at the time of treatment. New fleas hatch when the eggs are disturbed (walking, vacuuuming, etc), but those eggs can sit dormant for weeks or months. The young fleas actually first feed off the droppings of the adult fleas leave on pets and carpet/furniture, as it is basically partially digested blood… it’s along the same concept of cecals for young buns. Make sure to use extra fabric softener in your bedding, too. I’ve found over the years that the fleas really don’t like fabric softener, so it makes them more likely to stay off the bed, and where they can be treated and/or vacuumed up more efficiently.

CT – I have never heard of problems with Revolution. Experts seem to think it is the best thing to use, but Advantage can be used as well. Frontline, on the other hand, should never be used. It causes seizures and death in rabbits. They have even started labeling the packaging with a warning not to use it on rabbits.

luna – Diatomaceous earth is safe to use of carpeting to kill fleas. Remove your bunny from the area first before sprinkling it on the carpet, wait awhile and then vacuum it up. It isn’t toxic, but you don’t want your bunny to be in a position where they can inhale the powder since it can cause respiratory issues. Once it has been vacuumed up, it’s safe for your bunny to reenter the area.

LBJ – I’ll have to check with my vet… there is a chance that I was mistaken and they said Frontline… I just know that they recommended the Advantage. I’ll check with my vet again on Monday just to clarify. I’ll let everyone know what I find out.

I’ve always used advantage for small cats on my rabbit, seems to work great

Though I must say Boonie seems to do this same ear scratching and shaking head thing from time to time even when there’s no fleas around. She actually seems to do it most often when I’ve been playing with her or stroking her for a while and I figured I had just got some of her hair in her ears and she’s just getting it out. I don’t know for sure but that seems to be what she’s doing