My lop has a hole in his ear?

[Meggery]

I noticed the other day that my lop bunny had a scab on his ear. It healed and fell off but now he has a hole in his ear! It doesn’t look sore or anything. It looks like when we pierce our ears.
He was at the vets a couple of weeks ago and they had to put a drip in his ear, but that was the other ear! Both ears seem a little balder than usual, at the front in the middle, but I’ve checked inside his ears and they look fine.
Anyone got any ideas on why this has happened and if is something I need to check with the vet? I’ve tried attaching a photo but it is saying file type not allowed. This is my first time posting so not sure how to upload the photo?

[jerseygirl]

Hi Meggery

It might be worth ringing the vets to see if they recall trying to place the IV in this ear first. It’s possible it failed so they did his other ear.
One of out members (Muchelle) rabbit had damage to his ear after surgery that resulted in “dry” gangrene. Part of his ear came away. His ear is now shorter (she calls him her pirate bunny) but it healed up without a problem. Wet gangrene is different and need vet attention.
Since he was so recently seen, the clinic might be happy to quickly look him over for you.

How long have you had him? Is he the only rabbit? Is it possible he received a bite from another rabbit, even before coming to you?

There is a thread in the TECH section that explains how to post a photo? What file type was it? The main issues people face is a file being the wrong type, being too big, or the file name being too long or containing some characters that are problematic.
Posting from a phone or tablet is not straightforward either, at this stage.

You’re welcome to PM me if you’d like further assistance with getting the photo up.

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