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Lops as a rule have difficulty getting the wax out and often need a bit of help from their caretaker. If you keep on top of it it never has to develop into a problem. A friend of mine routinely pull clumps of wax out from her lop’s ears with a pair of tweezers.

Oh it’s so interesting i had no idea before they can produce that amount and actually have troubles with ear wax just like dogs! Thank you so much, i’ll surely keep an eye on her and in her loppy ears! Thank you so much!

I agree. What you are describing sounds hormonal, rather than pain related. It has only been a few weeks since her spay, so I would give it more time. Things should settle.

Glad to hear you got her!

Em made a good suggestion. I think it may be time to explore alternative forms of treatment. Delivering antibiotics using a nebulizer could be one of them.

That is strange that they would require an exam each time. My vet’s office will just send a vet tech out to do it.

Yes, rabbits absolutely have ear wax. Lops tend to have more trouble getting it out naturally, bit uppy eared bunnies can have problems too depending on the shape of their ear canal. One of my rabbits had an earwash that the vet prescribed. It was for dogs. You just had to be careful with it. While it did loosen debris and dry things out, it could…[Read more]

It might be worth trying some different ways of doing it by yourself in this case. It’s really frustrating that your vet will require an exam every time. I know some members with really squirmy buns will just clip one at a time (while bun is just resting on the ground) and keep a schedule of which nail is next. I’ve even seen people clicker train…[Read more]

Bam, thank you so much for educating me again!

I had no idea rabbits can collect that amount of wax in their ears, the moment i saw i was shocked!

I’ll talk to my vet again and i’ll keep checking her ears so far.

Thank you!

Rabbits do have ear wax.

Lop rabbits are prone to ear infections. It’s much the same as with dogs with hanging ears (cocker spaniels etc). Wax and debris can build up in the outer ear canal, and since the canal is narrow and the area is poorly ventilated, it’s an ideal environment for bacteria to thrive in.  This can lead to serious infection if…[Read more]

Thanks for the advice I tried it and she came out ,I grabbed her before she could run back in !! She is fine and back with her brother

Thank you for your reply! I tried that and the closest rescue is about 2.5 hours away.

Thank you both. I feel reassured. I am sure she is not sick as she is generally relaxed and food/toilet is completely normal. I will take a chill pill and see how she is in a few more weeks and then hopefully cam then start looking for her Mr Right.

Thank you again

My rabbit has been undergoing treatment for chronic snuffles since July ‘23. She’s just home from her second rhinostomy.

obviously a bacterial culture swab so you can know exactly what you’re dealing with and therefore can use targeted antibiotics would be best, but if that’s not possible I would discuss nebulising with your vet. There’s…[Read more]