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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. |
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| #reducing the light intensity (Okerman 1994). | | #reducing the light intensity (Okerman 1994). |
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− | 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 |
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| **mouth (teeth or foreign body) | | **mouth (teeth or foreign body) |
| **rectum | | **rectum |
− | [[Category:Skin_Conditions_-_Rabbit]] | + | |
| + | ==References== |
| + | *Morisse, J. P. (1978) Induction of a Colibacillosis-Type Enteritis in Rabbits: Revue Med Vet 129 625 to 632. |
| + | *Okerman, L. (1994) Diseases of Domestic Rabbits. Blackwell Scientific Publications 2nd Edition |
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| + | [[Category:Rabbit Dermatology]] |