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z4520ft
post Mar 1 2014, 12:16 PM

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Hi Guys.

I'm new to pet rabit and hoping for some advice. My brother just receive a young rabbit from his boss 3 days ago, which before this his boss keeps the rabbit for a long time in cage. One thing that surprise me about this rabbit is, it has horn sticking out on top of his nose

Picture here : http://1drv.ms/NevQqI

As I search around the net, this is the only clue that I have; http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/ra...t_Singapore.htm
but comparing to the rabbit inside the article, the rabbit that I have now only have horn & some hair loss at the hind feet and tail, and just very few crust at the tip of its ears.

From my observation of it's habit:
-he rarely scratch his nose
-he eat a lot, poops a lot too (I believe its normal). I feed him grass, a lot of green vegies and carrot once a day.
-quite active. usually I take it out of the cage about 1 hour before going to work in morning and let it out again after work. during that time he's hoping around the front of my house.


so I take it the rabbit still healthy but I'm afraid it going to get worse and I never have any experience with vets before.
I need advice on which vets to go for nearby Puchong (the one on the front page was last edited 2010) and how much should I expect for a treatment icon_question.gif
Any advice on daily care are welcomed too.

Many thanks smile.gif



z4520ft
post Mar 3 2014, 12:07 PM

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QUOTE(malleus @ Mar 2 2014, 11:39 AM)
I can't really make out the 'horn' on the nose from your photo. but from the symptoms that you described:
- hair loss
- crusts forming on skin

it *may* be a case of mange infection. basically caused by parasitic microscopic insects infesting their skin. the crust that forms is the waste material produced over time by the mites. try spreading the fur on the nose area, and see if there's any buildup of crust there or not. nose, legs and ears are common areas for mange infection to start at

more information here, along with another vet in Puchong that you can look at: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=66359549
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Thanks! smile.gif

Already brought him to St Angel, Puchong yesterday. Luckily the treatment is only weekly injection which I still need to take my rabbit for 3 more times.
Hopefully he will get well soon, so sad looking at his read leg which already showing red skin around the ankle.

 

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