Symptoms

Differential diagnosis

Local inflammation of the skin:

Bite wounds

Earmite

Drooling, due to tooth problems (e.g. malocclusion, presence of spurs)

Idiopathic overgrooming

Inflammation of the chin, after infection by Pseudomonas spp. (moist dermatitis)

Skin reaction after injection (e.g. enrofloxacin)

Spirochetosis, or rabbit syphilis

Abscesses

General skin inflammation:

Ectoparasitism by mites, mange, fleas or lice

Earmite

Viral infection, e.g. myxomatosis

Bacterial infection

Necrobacillosis

Fungal infection

Viral infection by Myxoma or Herpes virusses

Purulent wounds

Abscesses

Swelling on the head:

Tooth root abscess

Retrobulbar abscess

Acute cellulitis

Myxomatosis

Cutaneous or subcutaneous swelling:

Abscesses by Pasteurella spp, Staphylococcus spp., or other bacteria

Local hematoma

Lactation swelling in lactating does

Myiasis or infection by Cuterebra spp.

Cysts formed by the tapeworm Coenurus serialis

Non-specific granuloma

Mammary neoplasia

Neoplasia (papilloma, fibroma, lymphoma, osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, epithelial carcinoma, melanoma etc...

Alopecia or naked skin:

Plucking of hair, in pseudopregnant or pregnant female rabbits

Idiopathic overgrooming

Rubbing, scratching, pruritic response

Allergies against flea bites, with secondary bacterial infection

Ectoparasitism by mites, mange, fleas or lice

Fungal infection

Hypotrichoses

Skin reaction after injection (e.g. enrofloxacin)

(Excessive) seasonal molting

Genetic hairlessness

Moist skin:

Drooling, due to tooth problems (e.g. malocclusion, presence of spurs)

Overgrown molars

Tooth root infection by Pasteurella spp.

Causes such as stasis, diarrhea, visceral diseases, and pain must be ruled out.