bunny_mummy42
Warren Scout
Hi,
I posted on her a few weeks ago about the problems I was having with an aggressive rescue bunny that I was trying to pair with my young female bun.
Well, after repeated attempts (and repeated attacks by him), he was returned to the rescue . My lil bun Miffy was so stressed that she was agitated even if his cage was in he same room as hers. Having two hutches wasnt really an option - he was meant to be a companion - so sadly we had to give him up.
Anyways, I went to a local pet shop and got a 12 week old lionhead to pair with her (obviously he's not neutered yet so they are in separate cages for now). He's one big ball of fluff. I noticed yesterday that he was a bit smelly, but thought nothing of it. This morning, I noticed that his tail and back paws were covered in wee. On further investigation (I turned him upside down :roll I found out that whoever bred him has done a terrible job of looking after him - all I can say is thank goodness I got him yesterday. The fur around his bits is matted to the point where it is only going to get sorted if it comes off. There is poo matted there too and his back paws have poos matted into them as well. Am so mad. :evil: This poor bun is not very old and obviously whoever bred him never groomed him - or cleaned his hutch out much from the looks of it. I've tried cleaning him up a bit and am going to have another go now with wet cotton wool balls. Tho I get the impression that I'll be ringing the vets on Monday to have it shaved.
Am not overly impressed with the fact that the pet shop a)took him in and b)sold him when he was in such a state.
Just wanted to rant really - if anyone has any other advice on how I can clean him up, that would be great.
Also meant to add that his nails need a good trim as well. :evil:
I posted on her a few weeks ago about the problems I was having with an aggressive rescue bunny that I was trying to pair with my young female bun.
Well, after repeated attempts (and repeated attacks by him), he was returned to the rescue . My lil bun Miffy was so stressed that she was agitated even if his cage was in he same room as hers. Having two hutches wasnt really an option - he was meant to be a companion - so sadly we had to give him up.
Anyways, I went to a local pet shop and got a 12 week old lionhead to pair with her (obviously he's not neutered yet so they are in separate cages for now). He's one big ball of fluff. I noticed yesterday that he was a bit smelly, but thought nothing of it. This morning, I noticed that his tail and back paws were covered in wee. On further investigation (I turned him upside down :roll I found out that whoever bred him has done a terrible job of looking after him - all I can say is thank goodness I got him yesterday. The fur around his bits is matted to the point where it is only going to get sorted if it comes off. There is poo matted there too and his back paws have poos matted into them as well. Am so mad. :evil: This poor bun is not very old and obviously whoever bred him never groomed him - or cleaned his hutch out much from the looks of it. I've tried cleaning him up a bit and am going to have another go now with wet cotton wool balls. Tho I get the impression that I'll be ringing the vets on Monday to have it shaved.
Am not overly impressed with the fact that the pet shop a)took him in and b)sold him when he was in such a state.
Just wanted to rant really - if anyone has any other advice on how I can clean him up, that would be great.
Also meant to add that his nails need a good trim as well. :evil: