Flaky Skin

[Deleted User]

Recently I had just adopted two rabbits. The thing is, I found that there are flaky like thing accumulating at its nail and the other had it on the nose area. I had look all over the web, cannot find anything that I can really fit my finger to. I am in Malaysia, and there isn’t any or many vet that is good with rabbits. So I’m quite worried. Can anyone help?

[2lops]

I read that flaky skin can be the cause of fur mites, do the buns scratch a lot?
I’ve never even heard of flaky nail or nose..

found this on a site that was talking about nail trimming:
The lighter section on the bottom is “dead” and indicates you are still far from the quick. When you get closer to the quick, the hard dark part of the nail and the white, flaky part of the nail will be about even as shown at right. We recommend to stop trimming when you see this, even though there is still some room before you would actually hit the quick.

Sorry I’m not much help

[Scarlet_Rose]

Welcome! Wow Malaysia! The flakes could be flea dander or scabies as well. It is really best since you just adopted them, to take them to a vet, have you called around at all? Sometimes if you call ahead (at least here in the U.S.), vets will give you a free check-up if you bring your adoption papers in with you. Where did you adopt them from? I was thinking that if it was from a shelter that they would treat them for you.

[Deleted User]

2lops: Thanks for the help, it much more helpful than any web based infromation i can find. ^_^

Scarlet Rose: I did call all the vets available in my city(Kuching). I asked them of the issue. Annoyingly they only kept on telling me the charges. They are not from shelter, but from a petshop. They were just so adorable. Only the two was the most out standing among the bunch. Their names are Gangster(Black) and Missy(White).

They are my first, I’m not sure what breed they are, when i asked the petshop owner. he only mentioned they are Aus rabbit breed. This pic was taken 2 weeks from the date of adoption.

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[jerseygirl]

Hello and Welcome! You’ll find this site has a mountain of useful information. By Aus rabbit breed, do you mean Australian? I’m pretty certain there is no such breed in existance. There is a breed called New Zealand however and these are quite large. It wouldn’t be first pet shop owner to not know much about the rabbits they sell unfortunately! I got mine at a pet shop and they couldn’t tell me anything.

Do you know the sex of the pair? It is rather hard to tell with very young rabbits and it is often determined wrongly.  You’ll need an experienced vet to say for sure.  Just be aware that rabbits can breed from a very young age (3 months old I think) so you will not want to keep a male and female together until they are desexed or keep them apart always.

Missy looks like a possible Hotot breed with those dark eyelashes! They have dark “eyeliner” too, that is area around the eye is black. She is very pretty! And Gangster looks like the boss! His little white paw and nose is pretty cute! Don’t think I can guess at his breed though. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Be sure to ask as many questions as you like here. Everyone is super helpful!

[jerseygirl]

Also, I hope you can find a reliable vet. My only suggestion with this is to perhaps call some local breeders and see who they recommend. Maybe there is a House Rabbit Society in Malaysia or SE Asia region who may have some listings of rabbit vets local to you?

The response you have gotten from the vets/ vet office is likely because they have not seen your rabbits before.  Most won’t give advice over the phone unless you are actually a client of theirs. Try look for listings of Small Animal Vets, Exotics or Companion Animals.  Rabbits usually come under these catorgories.  Goodluck!

[sweetbluebun]

Hopefully you’ll be able to find a good exotics vet. My little guy had flaky skin that started up a few months ago when the heating in my house was turned on. It primarily affected the backs of his ears, he lost alot of hair and the skin looked very flaky and a little oily. I’m not sure what the weather is like in your part of the world, but it could be causing dry skin (or it could be parasites as the other posters have said). If both of your rabbits are affected it’s more likely to be the latter.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

We had a rabbit come down with mites in foster care, a shelter bun. If you can’t find a good vet (Which would be more ideal) you could try what we did.
If it’s not mites, it won’t hurt them; But you must keep the treatment up for three weeks in order to kill all the mites, as they have a three week life cycle.

Put mineral oil on the affected areas twice daily. (If it’s an area that their are two of, like ears-put on both even if both aren’t affected). Put 1ml of Ivermectin on the affected areas daily. -This is controlled some places but also sold as horse/cow dewormer so you may be able to pick it up in a feed shop/farmer shop somewhere? Here’s a link to the wikipedia for other names of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin

Welcome by the way!!

[Deleted User]

jerseygirl & Kokaneeandkahlua : Thank for all the info and advise, come to think of it. The petshop owner might had meant that they were imported from Australia and that rest the case of “breed serach”.  However, as I look through most of the breeds online, I suspect that Gangster is a Rex and Missy is a Swiss Fox. They have a  80% look alike. In th end. Will, just visit the vet to determine their breed. It might sound as if i am very concern what breed they are. But no matter what, they wont get any less affection from me.

sweetbluebun : The weather here, is well moised and sunny. It get quite hot around end of 2nd quater and 3 quater of the year. The rest of the time, its just warm and windy. However, I gonna try out Kokaneeandkahlu suggested.

You Guys Are Most Helpful. Thanks. I’ll Keep you guys posted on the Bunny’s condition.

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[jerseygirl]

They look so different in those photos – and very beautiful!  It can be hard to determine breed this early on.  Once they reach adult weight, this can help some.  Also, petshop rabbits will often be mixed breeds.  I would venture to say Gangster is not a Rex though (sorry!). He doesn’t seem to have the rex like fur or whiskers, which are kind or short and curled.

We had a thread in the Lounge forum a little while ago that may help determine about breeds.

https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/forumid/6/postid/87811/view/topic/Default.aspx

 

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

They are sooo very adorable!!

[Deleted User]

had just taken them to vet. They are given an injection and to follow up in two weeks time they be fine. Their case was quite bad according to the vet. All be fine,thank you all.

[jerseygirl]

Glad you found a vet. Did they know a lot about rabbits? What exactly did the vet treat them for?

[Deleted User]

It was skin mite, i forgot the medicine’s name. The vet tried to extract a sample. It seems it moved too deep into the skin as I was told. So, the only method is to follow up injection of …(Will find out and add in later) for two more weeks with two more injections. I found out their weight. Gangster (1kg) & Missy (550g). Tiny huh… I didn’t know they were that light. This vet that i went to was the oldest one here. Established since 1982. As they state, they are quite experienced with exotic pets. So, I gave it a shot. The two had been increasingly irritated and kept on scratching often, after the treatment. They resume normal,(As i fist adopted/bought them). Now they are as lively as ever. The last thing to share is, be careful if in any case, any of the bunny’s are believe to be infected with skin mites, best to separate from the others. It is very contagious. I was advised by the vet, to serialize everything they came into contact with. Thanks for your concern jerseygirl.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

That’s great news! Sounds like you found a great vet too!

[MooBunnay]

Welcome to BinkyBunny – your two little furkids are so cute!!! I love how their body size needs to catch up to their ears

I’m so glad you found a vet that was able to help you! Will the vet also be able to do a spaying/neutering for you? This is something to consider in the near future as bunnies can become pregnant as early as 3 months old, so you could have a lot of buns on your hands very quickly!

[Deleted User]

Emergency!!! can anyone here assist me in any suitable antiseptic to treat bunny’s wounds?

[jerseygirl]

I think Neosporin ointment has been suggested alot here. Also 3% Hydrogen peroxide. Will try get those with more knowledge on board. What’s happened?

[Deleted User]

Missy had flakes on her nose, the vet did say the flaky skin will pill off. But i guess, Missy must had scratch it and had wound. Would ordinary plaster work?

[wendyzski]

Ok – I’m not sure what you mean by “plaster” – we might have a language issue here.

You want to keep the wound clean – 3% hydrogen peroxide is good for initial cleaning.  You can use an antibiotic ointment from a people drug store, but you need to make sure that it’s ONLY the antibiotic stuff and doesn’t have any added painkillers.  Those can be VERY toxic to rabbits.

Keep a close eye on it and if it looks irritated or infected, go to a vet right away

[jerseygirl]

I wouldn’t put anything like that on it. They’ve got sensitive skin and the adhesive will probably cause more harm. If any bleeding has subsided perhaps just leave it for now. Putting an ointment in the nose will irritate her and she may try groom it off causing further problems!

[jerseygirl]

Oh thanks Wendy! I knew there was some consideration with Neosporin but couldn’t remember. The 3% hydrogen peroxide is probably the go here as she’s less likely to try groom the nose after.

[Deleted User]

Thanks a lot wendyzski & jerseygirl. That sure was helpful of you two. I am at work, its my fiancée taking care of them. No news from her yet but had informed her of the necessary. Anything comes up will keep you guys posted. Thanks again.

 

My definetion of “plaster” is “Adhesive bandage”. Sorry about that.

 

[jerseygirl]

It’s good she’s got someone there making sure she’s not making it worse! They do keep us worried, these bunnies!

I just happened to be seeing updates on this thread when you posted about this (as was Wendy I think) so glad we were able to help some. In future, a good little tip is to start a new topic for things like that. A title like ” Help – wound care” is sure to get noticed quickly by the Forum Leaders. It’s a very active forum and someone is always likely to help as soon as possible.

Hope Missy’s little nose heals nicely

[Scarlet_Rose]

I am glad to hear that everything is O.K. and you got the info you needed right away. Jerseygirl & Wendyzki – thank you and bless you for being here to help with such wonderful timing. My day was busy to say the least and I am only now able to sit down and check the board today.

[Deleted User]

Missy’s nose is recovering just fine so is the gangster’s affected parts. The flaky/ scaling skin part is coming off just fine. Just that, it slightly reddish on the growing skin. They became as active as ever. Eating fine, pooping fine. Even chewing fine… LoL. Thank you all for all the support, assistance and advise given. Bless you all.

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