I have a 5-6 month old unneutered male bunny. We are in Saudi Arabia where the vets are incompetent(one tried to tell me to give bute to a cat, that's how bad they are), so neutering is on hold for awhile until we return to the US. Most vets don't know anything about bunnies.
Our bunny is quite spoiled. He has free roam of the bedroom, except under the bed which is blocked by pillows because there are power cords, etc there we don't want him nibbling on. He has his own blankets on the floor, plus is allowed on the bed and couch, he just prefers the tile floor for some reason unless we are on the bed.
My husband and I went on a weekend trip and had his mom and sister taking care of the bunny. When we got back, I noticed a bald spot around his toenail. It's kind of greyish and soft, doesn't seem sore, just not very attractive. His coat looks and feels healthy overall, no signs of any parasites. I can only think of 2 things.
1. He does seem very determined to get under the bed and will dig at the pillows for hours. They are the couch/ornamental type that aren't very soft. I don't know if it's possible for him to rub the toe bald like that.
2. His mom decided to be helpful and washed the floor with Clorox, which I normally wouldn't do, and it irritated his foot. BUt if this were the case, I would think it would be on the bottom of his foot, not mostly at the top and sides of his toe.
Anyone have ideas or solutions on what could cause this? Like I said, there isn't really good vet care around here and I think in this country Google seems better than the actual vet...
Our bunny is quite spoiled. He has free roam of the bedroom, except under the bed which is blocked by pillows because there are power cords, etc there we don't want him nibbling on. He has his own blankets on the floor, plus is allowed on the bed and couch, he just prefers the tile floor for some reason unless we are on the bed.
My husband and I went on a weekend trip and had his mom and sister taking care of the bunny. When we got back, I noticed a bald spot around his toenail. It's kind of greyish and soft, doesn't seem sore, just not very attractive. His coat looks and feels healthy overall, no signs of any parasites. I can only think of 2 things.
1. He does seem very determined to get under the bed and will dig at the pillows for hours. They are the couch/ornamental type that aren't very soft. I don't know if it's possible for him to rub the toe bald like that.
2. His mom decided to be helpful and washed the floor with Clorox, which I normally wouldn't do, and it irritated his foot. BUt if this were the case, I would think it would be on the bottom of his foot, not mostly at the top and sides of his toe.
Anyone have ideas or solutions on what could cause this? Like I said, there isn't really good vet care around here and I think in this country Google seems better than the actual vet...