Q My three-year-old rabbit recently began to scratch her ears and one has gone floppy. My vet diagnosed ear mites and has prescribed a spot-on insecticide. Is this a common problem? Article continues ...

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Around a fifth of pet rabbits in the UK have painful or debilitating ear disease, but it may be under-diagnosed and under-treated, with lop-eared and older rabbits most at risk, research suggests.