1. It is a normal physiological phenomenon that the mother rabbit will pull out part of her hair to make a nest for her baby before giving birth. However, before giving birth, the pet owner can prepare a litter box for the mother rabbit in advance, and lay soft items such as straw in it to reduce the loss of rabbit hair.
2. Some rabbits have a hobby of pulling their own hair or eating their own hair, which leads to hair loss. In this case, pet owners can correct it by isolating rabbits or feeding more green feed.
3. It is seasonal for rabbits to change their hair. March-April and 9- 10 are the periods when rabbits shed their skins, during which most rabbits shed their skins physiologically.
4, the rabbit's body and rabbit cage or feed box for a long time friction and hair removal. Therefore, pet owners need to check rabbit cages and rabbit utensils regularly to keep the cages open and reduce unnecessary rabbit hair loss.
5, malnutrition and hair removal. Lack of cellulose in rabbit feed, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other trace elements or vitamins, will lead to rabbit hair shedding and depilation. If the hair loss of rabbits is caused by the lack of certain substances, it is necessary to accurately adjust the ratio of rabbit feed and add some elements or nutrients appropriately.
Second, pathological depilation.
1, depilation caused by ectoparasite infection. Rabbit scabies can cause hair loss in many parts of the rabbit body. The incidence of this disease is high in winter and spring. Inflammatory exudate is common in the affected parts of rabbits and is pale yellow. If the sick rabbit is infected with bacteria, it will also cause festering and scabbing, hair loss, broken hair, itching and other symptoms. Using a low-power microscope to examine the dander of sick rabbits, mites can be seen. In this case, the pet owner can treat the sick rabbit by injecting chlordimeform or rubbing tinea on the sick rabbit once, and at the same time, strictly and carefully disinfect the rabbit house and rabbit cage.
2. Hair removal caused by dermatomycosis. Rabbit dermatomycosis can occur in rabbits of all ages and all year round, but it is more common in young rabbits. Rabbits suffering from dermatomycosis will have white dander, and there are millet-like protrusions around the dander, which will form disc-shaped depilation. After the rabbit is diagnosed with the disease, it can be treated with tinea medicine or oral flavomycin. Note: the residual Maobajing in the affected area can be used again for sick rabbits, and the effect will be more obvious.
3. Hair removal caused by bacterial diseases. Bacterial diseases mainly cause inflammation of rabbit skin, and then cause depilation. If rabbits are infected with necrotic bacilli, it can cause traumatic infectious diseases, causing necrosis, ulcer and abscess of oral mucosa, skin and subcutaneous tissue. Once necrotizing inflammation occurs in rabbit skin, the affected skin will be depilated. In addition, when rabbits are infected by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, etc., depilation will also occur.
Dr. Paw Paw Tips: Pet owners need to comprehensively judge and analyze the diseases of rabbit depilation, which can be considered from the nutritional point of view of rabbits first, and then find the reasons from the diseases of rabbits. No matter what causes rabbit hair loss, never treat it in the same way, but treat it according to the reason.