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The most secure thing for an area the bun will have unsupervised access to is to completely block access to the cords with storage cube grids (such as an are behind a desk with lots of cords). If that’s not possible, I really like the hard sided “cord concealers”, or using a section of PVC pipe. I’ve also packed extra cord into a plastic…[Read more]

Thanks Bam and LBJ10 for all of your advice! I just got back from the follow-up, and they were surprised by the amount of fur that’s grown back and how good it’s looking. I don’t believe it’s systemic, but was rather an isolated issue, as you said aggravated by him constantly messing with it. With that being said, I probably won’t use the…[Read more]

They can also have matted fur on their cheeks, from smearing snot onto their faces when they groom themselves.

Clear discharge can as a rule be monitored. Opaque and/or colored nasal discharge indicates a bacterial rabbit “cold”. It isnt necessarily very expensive to get treatment for (standard treatment is as a rule oral antibiotics like Bactrim…[Read more]

If the cause isnt systemic, ie due to some sort of illness, f ex a autoimmune ailment,  Vetericyn seems like a great option. Would be lovely if it works!

Pets really can aggravate stuff by constantly messing with it. If you end up having to use the gentamycin spray, I’d consider an e collar (my rabbit savvy vet recommends using a DIY e collar…[Read more]

I did end up buying some and it seems to be helping!

Yeah that’s what I’ve read as well and was surprised that she even prescribed it. To be fair, while they do see exotics, I believe their speciality is more dogs/cats.

Both vets could not give a definitive answer, but immediately ruled out mites or injury. They suggested that it might’ve been dry skin that was further irritated by him constantly touching it. I do have a follow up later this evening, but it’s looking a lot better and the fur is starting to grow back.