Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Cat]

hiya we've noticed that our rabbit has completely bald patches on either side of his nose and we were wondering whether anyone had experienced this/have the answers etc??? thanks

[matter]

is he/she nawing on the hutch or the metal of the run? This can rub off fur on the sides of his face. Giving other things to naw on may help

[The Dogmother]

Beat me to it Matter!

[Cat]

My sister has got it all wrong. He has a small bald patch on his side which also has a sore the size of a 5p piece. The sore looks clean and is not weeping. Can I put some calendula or hypericulm cream on it to help the healing? We do not know how he got it in the first place.

[The Dogmother]

Unless it's caused by rubbing on something, then it coudl be mites or a fungal infection such as ringworm. I'd try tea tree cream; I know that this is safe for bunnies and it's a good antifungal.

[Hockeyaholic]

Do rabbits molt? cause we keep noticing clumps of fur in the run etc. They're not fighting and there appaear to be no bald patches on either of them.

[The Dogmother]

Yup, they moult like heck! Mine lost so much last summer with all that heat that I have decided to keep their fur this year and try to spin it into a yarn. I often see loose bits hanging off them and just hand-strip it out, or Rosie likes to get the cat comb out and give them a groom. The problem is that it is so light and fluffy that it gets up your nose and makes you sneeze.

[matter]

you can hang the fur you find or brush out in onion nets for the birds to use as nesting material

[The Dogmother]

I used to do that with the dog and cat fur. But the bunny hair is so fine that I think I will try to spin it.

[Cat]

is tea tree antiseptic oil all right to use on rabbits it said 100% pure tea tree oil

 

 

 

 

Briony

[The Dogmother]

I've used it diluted to wash out their htuch, and used tea tree cream on any cuts, but I suspect that it's too strong on it's own.