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Hair under chin

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Question
Tonight when I was feeding my lop, I noticed she had a spot under her chin that looks like she had pulled the hair off from. This spot is about the size of a gulf ball and does not have any hair at all. Any ideas as to what could have caused this or what we should do?

Answer
Could she have gotten it wet and the hair all fell out?  Maybe a fungal infection?  

You can check out different kinds of fur loss at http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#skin to see if any of them are what you are seeing and how to treat it.

Kim