Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Robin Grimmer — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:17:39 GMT

Could it be cutaneous horns? I've seen this in cats where they get weird keratinous growths from the pads.

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:31:53 GMT

[quote user="Sylwia Piaskowska"]Looks like typical Cheylettiella. [/quote]I've never seen a case of Chelitiella localised to just under the tail so given negative parasitology it seems unlikely, even more so the length of time its been there.

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Sylwia Piaskowska — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:58:15 GMT

Looks like typical Cheylettiella. Use topical invermectine (Xeno) instead of Stronghold and it should sort it out.

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Yantha Smyth — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:37:05 GMT

thanks for the responses so far

My first thought was the Cheyletiella, but given the initial microscopy was negative, and the stronghold treatment presumably with the mites in mind, I started trying to think of other possibilities. If it were not for the curious horny projections I would have thought it could be left alone, or treated with a selenium-type shampoo, but the 'horns' could complicate matters.

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Robin Grimmer — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:12:52 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

I seem to recall seeing this as fairly normal in rabbits - don't they get seborrhoea of scent glands under the tail?

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I thought that was guinea pigs. I got shot down in flames for suggesting this in another thread,but if it's localised and not sore or itchy, does it actually need treating?

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:26:27 GMT

I seem to recall seeing this as fairly normal in rabbits - don't they get seborrhoea of scent glands under the tail?

RE: Rabbit with localised scaling skin problem on tail any ideas?

Silvia Maldonado — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:55:58 GMT

Did you rule out cheyletiella with some tape? I used to see ringworms in hotter and damp areas of Spain, but none in the UK. You might see spores or fillaments when you skin scrape, but it might be worthy a dermatophite test