Accidents happen, so don’t beat yourself up over it; if Panda or Fernando were to jump on MY face while I was sleeping, I’d be pretty astounded too. Have you taken Putin to a vet to have that scab looked at? It wouldn’t be good to have that turn into an abscess.

With the fur loss and some skin flakes, It looks as if something else may be going on. Perhaps some fur mite?  The fur won’t grow back if there is a parasite causing the loss. or if bacterial or fungal skin infection. 

Honestly, I’m a bit baffled about the circumstances… Could it be you just discovered it after waking suddenly like that, but he had already had it from unknown cause? 

*Just a note: the links to your channel have been removed as it is against the forum rules. You can read the rules and guidelines HERE.

Good news! Putin’s fur should start to grow back in soon now that the scab’s gone and the skin’s healed..

Posted By Putin the Bunny on 8/24/2017 10:56 AM

Oh, I didn’t realize I couldn’t post links, but thanks for letting me know.

I clearly know that I scratched or accidentally bit him when that happened. He loudly screamed the exact same way as if you look at those videos on YouTube where they remove bunny’s hair by tearing it off. 

I appreciate your reply!

Ugh.  Yeah, that’d make the poor fellow scared of you. The only thing for it is to put the time into regaining his trust, hopefully that won’t take a real long time.  I’m having to put some work and time into earning my own buns’ trust, too, though I hope no such accident ever occurs to me (knock wood); Fernando, the white one, is very very friendly and it’s taken only a few days to get him to where he’s accepting pets and caresses, but Panda, the black-and-white, is a lot more reserved – it was a big deal last evening when she got comfortable enough to let me pet her on the forehead for a minute before scampering off again. Still and all, this is only Week 1!