Please help identify this

[spratay]

My bunny had this same thing about a year ago. We never really figured out what it was. We treated it as ringworm with topical creams but penny just would lick it off then it started making her hair fall out and made it way worse. We ended up getting her fixed and while she was in the surgery they shaved her around the area and while she was recovering it pretty much healed. Now this is back and she has two. It's a circle which makes me think ring worm. The skin on the edge of the circle is dry and flaky but not red. The skin in the middle of circle is actually hair that's growing back. I wanted to let it play out and see if it went away on its own because we made it so much worse the first time but now there are two. Please help me.

 

[JBun]

Looks like ringworm. If topical creams are an issue, supposedly the med Program(lufenuron) treats ringworm. Maybe ask your vet about it. Or your bun may need to wear an e collar to keep from grooming the topical cream off. I prefer soft collars to hard ones. Rabbits often struggle with a hard collar on.
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html

 

[spratay]

We used a Soft collar the first time. It was a nightmare she chewed it, would trip on it, It was way to stressful. Is there a oral medication she can take? Can she die from it? She acts fine and doesn't even mess with it now. Where does she get it from?

 

[Azerane]

I believe ringworm can remain active on the environment (bedding, soil, litter etc) for some time, so it's possible that she's basically re-infected herself from her own environment. Otherwise, I'm not sure ringworm transfers easily from animals-humans or if there's different strains, but perhaps someone who's handling her has it, though maybe very mildly so hasn't noticed?

As for what to do, if you're going to treat her again, you also need to treat the environment. It's a lot of work, but often the only way.

 

[majorv]

I believe that ringworm will transfer between rabbit and human. I know people can get it from goats. We had to bath my daughter's FFA goat daily with Malaseb shampoo and spray it with an antifungal spray. I don't recommend bathing your rabbit, but using an anti-fungal cream and an e-collar would be the usual treatment.

 

[ladysown]

could be mites, could be ringworm.

 

[spratay]

Can someone please post a link to the exact place I can find that Program(lufenuron)? Thank you

 

[JBun]

http://www.program.novartis.us/

You will need to do this through your rabbit vet, as special considerations may need to be taken in it's administration. The vet can also do s skin scrape to verify if this is a fungal infection.

 

[squidpop]

Ringworm (fungus) can be a chore to treat and get rid of the spores in the environment so its good you are trying to get the oral meds. I brought in a stray kitten that had it really bad and after the kitten was treated 1 month later I got a circle on my hand, treated it, and then a couple of months later my roommate, who used to borrow my jacket, got it on her arm... she was not happy with me! So people can get it but if you put the topical cream on it right when you first get it, its easy to treat. My roommate and I just put the athletes foot cream on our spots of ringworm and it cured it.