Ear Canker in Rabbits and its Management

Rabbit ear mites (Psoroptes cuniculi) are sometimes likely to be serious, if left untreated; they can lead to infection, deafness, emaciation and finally death. In the present case the treatment was followed by injecting Ivermectin on day 1, 7, 14 and 21 and some severely infested rabbits were repeated for two more weeks to break the life cycle of mite. Benzyl benzoate was applied twice daily and Pheniramine maleate was given to reduce itching sensation. Following therapy, improvement was observed after one to three weeks that was recorded as dryness of ear lesions, falling of scabs and reduced itching sensation. After 4 weeks of therapy out of eight, six rabbits were recovered by falling down of remaining scabs, complete disappearance of itching and secondary sores. However the remaining two rabbits also showed complete recovery after six weak of therapy.