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- 02/24/2022 at 10:04 AM
  Dobby2022
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  Hi my rabbit has became sore under his eye and the darker fur has gone completely hard, my vet hasn’t got any appointments for a few days does it look like something anyone has come across before, thanks
- 02/24/2022 at 10:06 AM
  LBJ10
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  Can you provide more detail? Was the eye been weeping prior to this? Were there crusts? Any swelling or lumps (like an abscess)?
  
  Obviously, I’m not a vet. But just from this picture, it resembles an atypical syphilis infection.
- 02/24/2022 at 10:36 AM
  Dobby2022
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  Hi thankyou for replying he’s around 1 year old when I got him from the petstore adoption they said he’d had previous eye problems but didn’t specify what, and said he was healthy and his eye had been successfully treated, he is eating and drinking fine,he hasn’t come into contact with any other rabbit,
- 02/24/2022 at 10:39 AM
  Dobby2022
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  And there was no lumps or swelling or crust or weeping before
- 02/24/2022 at 4:52 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  Rabbit syphilis can be contracted at birth and can remain asymptomatic for literally years before it shows symptoms, so him not being around other rabbits does not necessarily rule out atypical syphilis.
  
  I’d be curious in how it was “treated” before — if the skin irritation/sore is the result of weepy eye, some assessment may be needed to distinguish what’s causing the weepy eye: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Conjunctivitis
  
  There is a syphilis blood test (treponema titer) that can be run to see if your rabbit has syphilis as well.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
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