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Fur loss in rabbits can due to:

Fur loss in rabbits can due to:

*Moulting

*Moulting

*Grooming or idiopathic overgrooming

*Grooming or idiopathic overgrooming

*Displacement activity in rabbits that can’t groom – automutilation

*Displacement activity in rabbits that can’t groom – automutilation

*Hair loss due to pseudo- and actual pregnancy is frequently encountered  in rabbits due to nest-building activity and obviously requires no treatment. It is self-inflicted.

*Hair loss due to [[Pseudopregnancy - Rabbit|pseudo-]] and actual pregnancy is frequently encountered  in rabbits due to nest-building activity and obviously requires no treatment. It is self-inflicted.

*Alopecia in rabbits may be due to dietary causes (fibre or magnesium deficiency, or both). To correct magnesium deficiency, the addition of magnesium oxide at 0.25% to the diet may be required.

*Alopecia in rabbits may be due to dietary causes (fibre or magnesium deficiency, or both). To correct magnesium deficiency, the addition of magnesium oxide at 0.25% to the diet may be required.

#reducing the light intensity (Okerman 1994).  

#reducing the light intensity (Okerman 1994).  

Fur loss in Vent area is usually due to  discharges from the vent:

Fur loss in vent area is usually due to  discharges from the vent:

*Urinary overflow

*Urinary overflow

*Treponema cuniculi

*Treponema cuniculi

**mouth (teeth or foreign body)  

**mouth (teeth or foreign body)  

**rectum

**rectum

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[[Category:Rabbit Dermatology]]