It’s clearly not dried milk if it’s spread, and you were advised to take him to the vet about this a while ago.

I’m guessing it’s a fungal infection of some kind, since it’s spreading. You really need to start seeking medical advice from vets rather than other pet owners on the internet.

I’m not sure how I’m meant to know that you’ve tried taking him? Last I saw you were advised to take him to the vet, then you post back saying that its spread and does anyone have any advice. I’m not making you sound like anything, you’re doing it yourself.

But really, vets shouldn’t be regularly cancelling appointments and should have emergency appointments available on the day – whenever I’ve called my vet with an actual emergency (eg. GI stasis or scratched eye), they’ve been able to give me an appointment within the hour, as they should hold some back for such cases.

It does look like a fungal infection, maybe even ringworm. Trying to rub it out might end up irritating it in the long run, so I would stop doing that for the time being. I know Wick currently has ringworm, so I’m sure they’d be able to advise you if they see this thread.

I wonder if it could possibly be rabbit syphilis? That can cause crusty lesions, and one of the common places it shows up is on the face. Here is a link to read about it. http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Bacterial/Syph_gen.html

Here is the link to read about other skin conditions/diseases – http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Skin_diseases_main.htm

Some of the pictures in these links can be distressing.

When you part the lips and look into the mouth, do you see any bumps or abrasions? Syphilis can be distinct from ringworm and other potential infections by the fact that 1) it starts from inside the mouth rather than being exclusively outside and 2) it may appear around the genitals as well.

That does look like a type of ringworm/fungal infection to me, and it makes sense because a rabbit that young will not have the best immune system to fight off ringworm infections. The adjacent fur strands are also becoming wiggly/wavy, which can be a visual sign of how the hair follicles are affected when the fungal spores work their way through to try and latch on elsewhere. For Wick, we confirmed ringworm by plucking out a fur strand, putting solution on it (at the vet; it’s a specific solution that highlights fungal spores), and viewing it under a microscope.This is a common method to confirm ringworm infection.

If it’s confirmed as ringworm, it’s important to clean as much of the rabbit’s environment as possible. Any fabrics should be washed with hot water not cold, and surfaces should be sprayed clean. Vacuuming an dusting will help as well to try and rid of as many spores in the environment as possible.

Rabbit syph is a possibility, as mentioned. It’s a bacterial infection and a baby rabbit might pick it up from it’s mother. Some rabbits carry it and are asymptomatic.
It’s normally cleared up with a series of penicillin injections. Given your rabbit is so young, I would be concerned giving penicillin. If this turns out to be syph, a less risky oral antibiotic might get it under control somewhat, but you’d maybe have to do a round of penicillin later, when the rabbit is older.

I’m really rooting for your little guy. He’s so young and vulnerable. I’m hoping he has a long happy life ❤️

Let us know how the vet goes!

Please do let us know how it goes Poor little bun!

Any updates on Toby?

How is Toby doing on the antibiotics? While he’s on them, it’s a good idea to give him something like Benebac because antibiotics can cause GI problems. Especially for Toby’s very young age and developing gut, I think it would be very beneficial.
Yeah, young bunnies are very hard to sex. Even at older ages. Member Rain just found out after 4 months that her he is actually a she. So even now, it still may be a he. Some boys don’t drop until really late, like Wick was 8 months old. I always mention Wick, but he’s the perfect example of a late bloomer xD
If Toby does turn out to be a girl, I (and almost everyone else) can’t stress enough how important it is to spay. Even if he/she doesn’t show typical hormonal behavior, spaying is absolutely essential to the life of a female bunny. Unspayed females are at a high risk for reproductive cancers.