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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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David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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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