Red Marks on Rabbits Skin

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- 09/26/2009 at 7:27 AM
  Kitmitsu
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  Can anyone tell me what these marks are? Both my rabbits have had cuts healing (after they were doing laps and hurt themselves on their wooden arch) but after Leo’s cut healed on his face, he now has two red bald patches The cut was inbetween his eye and nose but the bald patches are on his cheeck and just above his nose. Here are some photos. He wasn’t in a mood to sit still and he kept trying to sniff my phone while I took them. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
- 09/26/2009 at 8:00 AM
  Sarita
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  Hi there. Honestly it’s impossible to know. How long have they been this way? Have you consulted with your vet on this?
- 09/26/2009 at 10:59 AM
  bunnytowne
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  The pic by his eye looks like a bump. Abcess maybe. However you described it as a scratch with hairless patch. I have no idea what it is.
  
  I hope it doesn’t turn into a problem like Cotton has. Yikes.
- 09/26/2009 at 4:24 PM
  BinkyBunny
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  Do you notice the other bunny “grooming” that part? Sometimes when there is a boo boo on one bunny, the other bunny sort of focuses on it while grooming and can prevent it from healing.
  
  It’s hard to see if they are raised and swollen or if it’s just the flat hairless skin exposed, but IF they are raised and swollen, they could be turning into abscesses, so you would want to get that treated by a vet before it gets worse, as that can get serious very quickly, especially on the face.
- 09/26/2009 at 11:42 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  My first thought and only thought-go to the vet!! Those look painful and not something normal-definitely something for the vet to check out. Do you have a good rabbit vet?
- 09/27/2009 at 6:36 AM
  RabbitPam
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  Ditto K&K – you need a vet. If you need any help finding one, go to the House Rabbit Society website, http://www.rabbit.org, and click the link to the vet finder. You just look up your state and possibly zip code for the nearest specialist on exotic pets. A good site to bookmark or save to favorites, too.
- 09/27/2009 at 10:09 AM
  Beka27
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  I’m also wondering if your rabbits are together 24/7 and the one is overgrooming the other. That is definitely possible.
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