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    Fly Strike -- Not what you think LOL

    We got a Lop eared bunny for the kids earlier this year. So far it has been a great pet and very docile.

    Today the DW goes out to clean cage and notices a lot of matted fur...she does the nice thing and gives it a bath and here in is where "Fly Strike" comes in...side note our bunny has a lame rear left leg (important)...basically the rabbit can't clean itself like it should and maggots get into the warm moist tissue and start to munch on the bunny. DW has been giving baths and treating with antiseptics and we have some medicine coming tomorrow. Because of the bad leg it has a hard time taking care of its rear end. Lesson learned.

    I thought this was as good as any place to put this up. Need to get a rabbit care book!!
    "It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral Ackbar
    Tags: fly strike, maggots, rabbit, wound care
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    Sorry to hear that, but keep in mind that maggots don't eat live meat but rather the decomposing flesh. May have to keep the bunny shaved down in the haunches to reduce the chances of this in the future.

    Hope it comes through ok!
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    • #3
      Probably ear mites? No matter how clean you keep them some eventually will get the crusty ear issues.

      A product called "VetRX" that bigger feed stores, Tractor Supply or JEFFERS vet supply carries helps but doesn't fix the entire problem IMO.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by 1Admin View Post
        Probably ear mites? No matter how clean you keep them some eventually will get the crusty ear issues.

        A product called "VetRX" that bigger feed stores, Tractor Supply or JEFFERS vet supply carries helps but doesn't fix the entire problem IMO.
        Oh how we wish it was ear mites...my wife being a nurse about gagged (maggots and ticks really bother her for some reason lol) at the wiggly little buggers squirming all around the bunnies crotch. We found some info here: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_di...iyasis_fly.htm

        I learned that if ya got a rabbit with a bad back leg then you need to keep an eye on its rear end and make sure it gets cleaned up. For a meat rabbit this means you may take the rabbit early to the freezer or you keep it clean until it gets to the harvest size that you want. something to think about.
        "It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral Ackbar

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        • #5
          Update rabbit is doing better no more maggots/grubs. One surprise my wife got while trimming back the fur is that we have a buck not a doe like we had originally thought.

          Our rabbit not only has a bad back leg but his front left leg is pointing 180 degrees in the wrong direction. Wife did some range of motion testing and it doesn't appear to be out of socket so we don't know what is up with that and we aren't going to take it to a vet. He didn't make any noise of pain during the range of motion test either...
          "It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral Ackbar

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          • #6
            Time for rabbit stew?

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            • #7
              Might be a good time to get kids a new bunny and enjoy some sunday stew. Don't get me wrong I'm all for family pets but some times new ones work out better.

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              • #8
                awe thats so sad:(

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