Rabbit hair and fleas

[Rumple]

Hi I had resque a rabbit a week ago and I took to the vet since it look like he lost weight , his tooth were long and infected. He is doing much better, he eats good however I noticed he has a lots of fleas so I took the time to take one by one from his ears and eyes, and nose. I noticed that on he
Is back he has a dark line that goes from his neck to the tail, deep close to his skin he has dark tinny black things looks like tinny eggs? I decide to clean with warm water and a clothe, well the clothe turn out with beige color and his hair in that spot is beige. It look like he is loosing the color of his hair? Could somebody help me to underttad this? Is there ab
Nothing that I need to do? Thanks

[Jessica]

Talk to your vet, I know that there are a couple of spot on treatments that can be used on rabbits, I think its advantage and revolution, either way be sure to get them at the vet

[tobyluv]

The kitten formula of Revolution and Advantage are both safe to treat fleas in rabbits. You put the drops on the back of their neck. DO NOT use Frontline or any brand with the same drug as Frontline. Unless your rabbit is treated with an appropriate medicine, you will probably not get rid of the fleas. You really need to make sure that he is flea free, otherwise he could get sick or become anemic.

You also have to keep his area in the house very clean, with frequent vacuuming. Fleas only live on the animal at times and at other times they are in carpets and upholstery, where they can lay eggs. Then those eggs hatch and they can re-infest the animal.

The tiny black things you are seeing could be flea eggs, it could also be flea dirt, which is flea feces/dried blood. If you wet those black spots, they would likely turn red since they contain blood, so if they didn’t turn red, they might not be flea dirt.

A rabbit’s fur color can change, after a big shed or molting. A lot of times, different fur colors are mixed together on a rabbit, so maybe that’s why it looks like his fur is changing color.

[Azerane]

Fleas leave something called flea dirt, it’s little black dots which is essentially flea poop. It’s digested blood so when it gets wet, it often turns slightly red again. Picking the fleas off is good however it is possible that he will have eggs on him and you may see more fleas soon because of that. A prescription of revolution from your vet will help to treat that. Some brands of flea treatment are not safe to use on rabbits, but revolution is a safe brand.

[LBJ10]

I agree, you were probably seeing flea dirt. There are likely eggs too, but eggs are white and are hard to see. Revolution or Advantage will get rid of the fleas. Do not use anything with fipronil in it. It’s toxic to rabbits.

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