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[Baby bunnies!]

Yes they are the same. (Also it is a fault and not a DQ)



A: Ring worm
Ring worm is a fungal infection that causes rings/circles on the skin of the rabbit and causes missing fur around that ring. Most commonly seen around the head area, ear base, and feet/paws. It can become a very serious matter if left untreated.
Anything the rabbit touches is contaminated with spores. When treating the animal, be sure to take precautionary measures. Such as: wearing gloves, hair pulled back, when done with the rabbit take you clothes and place them immediately in the wash, take a steam shower afterwards. Never go to another rabbit if you have not done all of these precautionary measures first. Isolate the animal in a quarantine zone far from other animals. Ringworm can transit to any animal and human in contact with the contaminated animal.
Make sure to sterilize everything with bleach water solution because that helps kill off most if not all the spores. Anything in contact with the contaminated rabbit should be heat or chemically sterilized before being used on any other animal.
Prevention is the key!!

Cause: Fungal bacteria, fungal spores in environment.
Symptoms: Hair loss and rings on skin, skin lesions.
Treatment/cure: Clip the fur carefully around the lesions. Apply anti-fungal medications (e.g.; miconazole or clotrimazole cream) and continue applying till lesions clear. You may seek a rabbit savvy vet for oral medications and other forms of advise. Try to wrap the rabbit's toenails somehow to prevent worse lesions and major skin cuts. It usually takes around 2 weeks for things to heal up.
Prevention: Sanitary conditions are always the best way to prevent most diseases including this one. Lots of sterilizing of cages and grooming supplies. A clean environment, cages off the ground. Proper nutrition for the rabbit's immune system.

Sources - for extra help on treatment:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... 0&aid=2494\


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