kirbyultra
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Kirby had a little scratch on his ear that got a bit red a month ago when I went on vacation and my brother was bunny sitting. It went away after a few days but when I got back 6 days later I noticed that he made a habit of scratching his ears. I wasn't too sure if it was still bothering him but I cannot visibly see anything wrong with his ears.
Kirby started shedding a little wee bit a few weeks ago shortly after I returned from vacationand he's been shedding more and more as the days go by. His last winter molt was more or less the same. Lots and lots of fur slowly coming off and his mood just seems more down than usual from the dragged out furriness. He's a very vain bun
This time around, I noticed that hescratches his ears a lot. I can't say for certain but I feel like I see him scratches his right ear a whole lot more. He'll do it a couple/few times an hour at night so hard that I can hear the scratching every time he does it (I am in the room but usually turned to the PC working). But it's not just one ear, I just happen to notice the right side more. It's a real passionate *whackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhack* of he ear with his hind leg. But I don't see any redness. Nothing on or inside the ear.
I groomed him extra yesterday night because I knew he had a lot of loose fur. Today while I was petting him I noticed an area near his neck on his left side that looked like it was showing too much of the color of his fur that is close to his skin (I don't remember what that is called...). He is black on the outside in the fur inside is gray, so I saw a patch a gray. I kinda dug into it a little and saw that I could brush aside the fur there to see a bit of skin the size of a dime, but it's not bald. I did the same digging somewhere else on his body but wasn't able to easily see skin. The skin is not red.
He grooms himself all day long, as I said he's a very vain bun :hearts. He spends all day doing it and more often now than ever. I don't know if he is just overgrooming that one spot or whether yesterday I overgroomed him with a brush, though I don't think it was me. I usually groom his bum area more than the upper half because he does a pretty good job of that himself.
I don't really think it's fur mites. I don't see anything unusual on his skin or fur. The shedding is very gradual and overall, not patchy. He has not been outside. The only bun that's been in and out (my mom's place and the vet's) is Toby, but neither of them have ever been really outdoors. I don't think he could have caught anything.
Do you think he is just grooming intensely from the shedding? I've been sneezing a bit from h is fur being all over the place. Maybe that's what's bother his ears? h34r2Do you think it's any cause for concern?
Kirby started shedding a little wee bit a few weeks ago shortly after I returned from vacationand he's been shedding more and more as the days go by. His last winter molt was more or less the same. Lots and lots of fur slowly coming off and his mood just seems more down than usual from the dragged out furriness. He's a very vain bun
This time around, I noticed that hescratches his ears a lot. I can't say for certain but I feel like I see him scratches his right ear a whole lot more. He'll do it a couple/few times an hour at night so hard that I can hear the scratching every time he does it (I am in the room but usually turned to the PC working). But it's not just one ear, I just happen to notice the right side more. It's a real passionate *whackwhackwhackwhackwhackwhack* of he ear with his hind leg. But I don't see any redness. Nothing on or inside the ear.
I groomed him extra yesterday night because I knew he had a lot of loose fur. Today while I was petting him I noticed an area near his neck on his left side that looked like it was showing too much of the color of his fur that is close to his skin (I don't remember what that is called...). He is black on the outside in the fur inside is gray, so I saw a patch a gray. I kinda dug into it a little and saw that I could brush aside the fur there to see a bit of skin the size of a dime, but it's not bald. I did the same digging somewhere else on his body but wasn't able to easily see skin. The skin is not red.
He grooms himself all day long, as I said he's a very vain bun :hearts. He spends all day doing it and more often now than ever. I don't know if he is just overgrooming that one spot or whether yesterday I overgroomed him with a brush, though I don't think it was me. I usually groom his bum area more than the upper half because he does a pretty good job of that himself.
I don't really think it's fur mites. I don't see anything unusual on his skin or fur. The shedding is very gradual and overall, not patchy. He has not been outside. The only bun that's been in and out (my mom's place and the vet's) is Toby, but neither of them have ever been really outdoors. I don't think he could have caught anything.
Do you think he is just grooming intensely from the shedding? I've been sneezing a bit from h is fur being all over the place. Maybe that's what's bother his ears? h34r2Do you think it's any cause for concern?