it look like its growing idont know what i can call that but wheneveri touch my rabbits ear its bleeding it inside of his ear what should i do ????
2007-10-02 14:16:46 · 10 answers · asked by dAmIAnOO 5 in Pets ➔ Rodents
he isnt acting any diffrently but i saw that thing today and its o n the base of the ear
2007-10-02 14:31:42 · update #1
here is a link to a picture of how does it look like ive done a research and for me it looks like a ear mite
http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t106/damian_155673/?action=view¤t=03-10-07_1426.jpg
2007-10-03 07:36:48 · update #2
GO TO THE VET IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!
2007-10-02 14:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by LovesPets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres a good possibility that this is ear mites. The best treatment for ear mites is a product called Ivermectin. you'll want to buy the injectable, however, it can be given to your rabbit orally. You can buy it at Tractor Supply, or other livestock type stores. If you can't find it you can purchase it online from Jeffers Livestock Supply.
You will treat the rabbit, and then repeat again at three weeks to get any new mites that hatched since the first treatment. It is not advisable to try to "clean" the ear.
Good luck in solving this problem.
2007-10-04 11:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by ThreeLittleLadiesRabbitry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the vet, now. It could be a tumor of some sort by the way you described it, although it could also be some other type of growth. If it's bleeding, that's a bad sign. Rabbits are traumatized easily, and they tend to hide pain which isn't to helpful on our part. If he's not eating and acting a bit different, that's how you can most likely tell he's in pain. Take him now or ASAP.
EDIT: I found a picture of a tumor on a rabbit's ear. Look at it with a flashlight, and if it looks like this--http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby6DB8AJHGLoAuWCjzbkF/SIG=131eo96mc/EXP=1191461441/**http%3A//www.musc.edu/orthores/%2520Images%2520Labs%2520Models/EmboliEarVX2.jpg --then it probably is and needs medical attention.
2007-10-02 21:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Southern Sweetheart 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds like ear mites:
The picture at the bottom of page 3 looks more like ear mites look:
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/earmite.pdf
Below are some pictures for ear mites:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/para/Ectoparasites/images/Fur25.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/para/Ectoparasites/&h=293&w=279&sz=30&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=t1Z2Pm7WSnbmyM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drabbit%2Bear%2Bmites%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mohrskc.org/earmites1z.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mohrskc.org/hrswebpg28.html&h=268&w=200&sz=12&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=uC5uG4R085qi2M:&tbnh=113&tbnw=84&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drabbit%2Bear%2Bmites%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den
See my answer to the question below regarding how to treat ear mites. The home remedy I recommend may sound a little off the wall, but it works and I've seen a number of rabbit breeders use the remedy with no problems whatsoever.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhVZ2eDEezkO98PSE3rOQrvsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071001212519AAXuCvN&show=7#profile-info-ySdwm0bxaa
2007-10-03 11:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a tumor
take him to the vet
2007-10-02 22:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by josefina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take that wascally wabbit to the vet before Elmer Fudd gets his big chance!
2007-10-02 21:20:43 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Nintendo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to clean the blood off. take him to the vet
2007-10-02 21:20:30 · answer #7 · answered by ♥less 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get off the computer and take it to the vet
2007-10-02 21:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that not normal(and I should know I've had the same rabit for5YEARS)
2007-10-02 21:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by pker 4 eva14 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agrEE with mE
2007-10-02 21:21:00 · answer #10 · answered by K.c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋