Genipher
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We're taking care of our friend's Netherland Dwarf doe for awhile. When she came to us we noticed she was shedding a lot more than our rabbit.
A few days later, she started developing bald patches.
The info:
She had been kept in a cage, indoors, at her owner's house. At our place we put her cage outside. She has protection from the elements, etc.
She can see our buck and probably smell him but they're not allowed to get together because he's a Rex.
Her diet has NOT changed. (Strike that: we've given her grass to eat, and some fresh fruits and veggies. We were taking it slow, though, to make sure she didn't get the runs.)
There has been nothing new added to her cage.
We have let her run around in a safely enclosed area, in the backyard. I'm not sure if her owner ever let her on the grass.
She's not itching. I don't see any dandruff or scaly patches. Though she does have some red marks, like maybe she bled when the hair came out.
I am at a loss as to why this is happening to her.
Could she be showing signs of a false pregnancy?
Stress from moving?
Trying to adapt to living outside?
We had rabbits years ago and our doe pulled fur to line her nest, but I never dealt with an unbred doe doing this.
Oh, and our buck is just fine. He's not showing any signs of baldness or mites, etc. It's just her.
Can anyone give me any advice, ideas, or reassurances as to what's going on with this doe?
A few days later, she started developing bald patches.
The info:
She had been kept in a cage, indoors, at her owner's house. At our place we put her cage outside. She has protection from the elements, etc.
She can see our buck and probably smell him but they're not allowed to get together because he's a Rex.
Her diet has NOT changed. (Strike that: we've given her grass to eat, and some fresh fruits and veggies. We were taking it slow, though, to make sure she didn't get the runs.)
There has been nothing new added to her cage.
We have let her run around in a safely enclosed area, in the backyard. I'm not sure if her owner ever let her on the grass.
She's not itching. I don't see any dandruff or scaly patches. Though she does have some red marks, like maybe she bled when the hair came out.
I am at a loss as to why this is happening to her.
Could she be showing signs of a false pregnancy?
Stress from moving?
Trying to adapt to living outside?
We had rabbits years ago and our doe pulled fur to line her nest, but I never dealt with an unbred doe doing this.
Oh, and our buck is just fine. He's not showing any signs of baldness or mites, etc. It's just her.
Can anyone give me any advice, ideas, or reassurances as to what's going on with this doe?
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