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My rabbit has severe skin disease spreading to its eyes and mouth. Help!

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | 5 months and 9 days old | 0.5 lbs

My Rabbit is suffering from severe skin disease. It started from its ear, now spread all through its eye ,mouth, nose, claws. please advise its medication to cure.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 18th, 2018

This is most likely Scabies (a mite infestation), this can become much more severe than that, i recommend taking him to the vet ASAP, he will need an injection of ivermectin (3 times one week apart), this should resolve the problem within 2-4 weeks.

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