Weird looking skin on rabbits ears

[Ivythelionhead]

So I let Iris out today and I saw this weird skin on her ears, it's a white and it just runs off when I touch it and it doesn't hurt her and she doesn't seem at all bothered by it and it's nowhere else on her body I checked her over, any help would be much appreciated.

 

[DKaralunas1969]

Is the fur falling out, or is it easily pulled out? if so, it sounds like ringworm. One of my bunnies had similar symptoms. I sent a skin/fur sample through the mail to my vet and she was able make a diagnosis. I just used a very dilute apple cider vinegar solution to get rid of it - swabbed her ears 3x per day with a cotton ball and her fur was growing back within a week.

 

[RavenousDragon]

It could also be just dry skin she didn't clean off if it's dry where you are right now. My rabbits get a bit of dry skin in the winter (it's QUITE dry here).

 

[Ivythelionhead]

The fur isn't falling out or easily pulled out and it's only on her ears and in one spot.

 

[Ivythelionhead]

Is the fur falling out, or is it easily pulled out? if so, it sounds like ringworm. One of my bunnies had similar symptoms. I sent a skin/fur sample through the mail to my vet and she was able make a diagnosis. I just used a very dilute apple cider vinegar solution to get rid of it - swabbed her ears 3x per day with a cotton ball and her fur was growing back within a week.

Hey do you remember what the dilute apple cider vinegar solution was called??

 

[DKaralunas1969]

Hey do you remember what the dilute apple cider vinegar solution was called??

I just diluted it myself, about a 1:4 ratio so it wasn't so sting-y. Ringworm is persistent, but for some reason the over the counter cream that my vet recommended didn't work for her, so I resorted to home remedies. I've also heard good things about aloe vera, turmeric juice, tea tree oil as well. I make my own ACV, so I had it handy, and sure enough it cleared it right up.

If your bunny's fur isn't falling out, it's probably not ringworm. But maybe a gentle topical treatment would be helpful if it just a dry patch or small fungal infection, like aloe or ACV.

 

[Ivythelionhead]

Okey I'll try some aloe and see if it clears up, I was pretty sure it wasn't ringworm.

 

[Ivythelionhead]

So I used some aloe this morning but now it looks more shiny and white, could it of gotten worse? Or is that the aloe working?

 

[DKaralunas1969]

I'm not sure, it could be the dried aloe itself. If you feel it's getting worse, I'd see the vet!

 

[Ivythelionhead]

My vet is away and around here it's difficult finding a good vet.