Fungal infections in rabbits

[wintermelon]

How do i cure it? Thanks.

Does it spread easily? Is it airborne? Or through contact only?

 

[naturestee]

wintermelon wrote:

How do i cure it? Thanks.

Does it spread easily? Is it airborne? Or through contact only?

How do you cure it? Go to a vet!

I'm assuming this is an external fungus? Where is it on the body? How do you know it is a fungal infection?

I'm guessing it's external because internal fungal infections are verydeadly for mammals and occur more frequently in immunosuppressedindividuals.

 

[Trina]

If you have a very great worry about the fungus, I suggest to go to the vet as soon as you can.

Although, I am sorry, but I do not know not much about extrnal fungus upon mammals..

 

[naturestee]

External fungus is basicly a skininfection. I think the organism that causes problems in wetdewlap may be a fungus, but don't quote me. Athletes foot mayalso be a fungus, I can't really remember.

 

[wintermelon]

it is external. I have no idea how he got it buthe is a new addition. The vet just said fungal...and the meds that hehas been on does not seem to help. I have applied athletes foot powderto no avail. It is a tiny bald patch of fur...

 

[mambo101]

Did the vet take a culture from the spot? Seems like a wild guess on his part if not.:shock:

 

[wintermelon]

he did take a culture but i have got to say the vets here aren't really fantastic...he said its' def not mites though..

 

[naturestee]

You can check this site and search around for different fur loss and fungus articles. This site rocks!

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#fungus

Here are some of the articles on fungus that I found on it:

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/ringworm.html
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=18&cat=1803&articleid=2494
http://consumer.vetmedcenter.com/co...A-fungaldiagnosisFK1JO.xml&dt=K#Diagnosis

 

[wintermelon]

Thanks! Will check them out.