Claire Zaidel
New Member
Hi everyone, my rabbit seems to be throwing me all kinds of curveballs recently! Just for some background: Georgia is the first rabbit I've had as an adult. She's a bit older but since I just rescued her two years ago, I'm not sure about exact age (maybe six?). I just had her at the vet for a wellness exam in January and she was totally fine. Neither of these two issues were present then so they sort of all came at once.
To start, she has a pretty decent bald patch near her back hindquarter. It's hidden by a lot of fur but I just found it while petting her today. I've attached a picture. She only has this one spot on her - everywhere else is normal. I've driven myself crazy thinking it could be mites, but I can't think of any way she would possibly contract them. I would also think if she had mites, it would transfer to my other pets? I don't have another rabbit but she and my cat get along fairly well and he's fine.
Secondly, her hocks seem to be getting sores on them. They're a little red and look like they're starting to get a bit scabby and I don't want it to get worse. I have her on soft flooring that 'gives' when she walks as well as a super comfy dog bed. Absolutely no wire or super hard flooring. It just seems to be getting worse even though I thought I checked off everything I could to somehow relieve the pressure. My other rabbit-owning friends can't seem to figure out why she's getting worse either so I figured I'd add this question as well. Is there a treatment I can use to maybe help at all?
I just figured since I took her to the vet recently that I might as well see if there are ways I can treat this myself and get other opinions instead of just making another vet appointment right away.
Thank you in advance!
To start, she has a pretty decent bald patch near her back hindquarter. It's hidden by a lot of fur but I just found it while petting her today. I've attached a picture. She only has this one spot on her - everywhere else is normal. I've driven myself crazy thinking it could be mites, but I can't think of any way she would possibly contract them. I would also think if she had mites, it would transfer to my other pets? I don't have another rabbit but she and my cat get along fairly well and he's fine.
Secondly, her hocks seem to be getting sores on them. They're a little red and look like they're starting to get a bit scabby and I don't want it to get worse. I have her on soft flooring that 'gives' when she walks as well as a super comfy dog bed. Absolutely no wire or super hard flooring. It just seems to be getting worse even though I thought I checked off everything I could to somehow relieve the pressure. My other rabbit-owning friends can't seem to figure out why she's getting worse either so I figured I'd add this question as well. Is there a treatment I can use to maybe help at all?
I just figured since I took her to the vet recently that I might as well see if there are ways I can treat this myself and get other opinions instead of just making another vet appointment right away.
Thank you in advance!
