its very urgent. please save my rabbit.

Question
hi, im from india (tamilnadu). i got 3 rabbits ( 2 male and 1 female ) from the market and it is cottontail rabbit. i build a cage under the steps to the upstairs, and the flooring was marble.
first my female rabbit had a sore on her front foot and fever too, my sister was a doctor(M.B.B.S) and she gave the rabbit some medicine which was dil. in water. After some days that female rabbit died. After the death the other two rabbit looks so dull. the other two male rabbits was also affected by sore. one rabbit had the sore on his back two legs and second rabbit got it on his ears and front legs. i checked to my vet. doctor. he said me that it was a like fungus and gave me zinc oxide and teraoxyclin with neem oil. i applied it on the affected area. but the rabbit feel uneasy and the wound doesnt cure too. what should i do.

what is the reason for the sore?
how to cure the sore?

Answer
Dear Niranjana,

Without seeing the rabbits or the sores, I cannot really guess what is going on.  It could be any number of things!  But please see these two articles for help:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sickbun.html

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html

Neem oil is NOT a good idea.  Use the instructions in the first article above, and try to see if you can find a rabbit-informed vet with the international listings linked here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

I hope they will be okay.  If you can send a very clear picture of the condition, that would help me help you figure out what this is.

Dana