My dwarf lop is now just about 6 and is recently struggling to keep clean - the rear end has an abundance of poo that hangs around there - she seems happy and still eats -strict green limited diet - to try and unstress her digestive system - but things aren't right down there, any ideas greatly appreciated
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My questions are similiar to Sooz
What dried food are you feeding?
How much dried food are you feeding each day?
Is your rabbit overweight?
Does your rabbit have a problem with joint or back problems?
Any dental issues?
If your rabbit has any joint disease or back problems they often find it difficult to reach this area to keep it clean.
If your rabbit is overweight, they are also unlikely to reach this area to clean it. This can be resolved by encouraging them to loose weight by feeding them less dried food and also puting it in a treat ball and making them work for it.
If you are feeding more than 50g of either a museli type mix or excel, some rabbits will have problems with a dirty bottom. This can easily be resolved by either decreasing their dried food to less that 50g a day or even better change their dried food slowly over to another food such as Science Selective , Bunny Basics T or Allen and Page Pellets again only feed a maximum of 50g.
It is essential to get this resolved before the warm weather to prevent problems with fly strike, it would be worth protecting your rabbit even now with some rearguard.
What dried food are you feeding?
How much dried food are you feeding each day?
Is your rabbit overweight?
Does your rabbit have a problem with joint or back problems?
Any dental issues?
If your rabbit has any joint disease or back problems they often find it difficult to reach this area to keep it clean.
If your rabbit is overweight, they are also unlikely to reach this area to clean it. This can be resolved by encouraging them to loose weight by feeding them less dried food and also puting it in a treat ball and making them work for it.
If you are feeding more than 50g of either a museli type mix or excel, some rabbits will have problems with a dirty bottom. This can easily be resolved by either decreasing their dried food to less that 50g a day or even better change their dried food slowly over to another food such as Science Selective , Bunny Basics T or Allen and Page Pellets again only feed a maximum of 50g.
It is essential to get this resolved before the warm weather to prevent problems with fly strike, it would be worth protecting your rabbit even now with some rearguard.
yeah I would get some rearguard from the vets too, since she's 'at risk' from flies now until next winter really.
I have a chubby boy bunny who is older - as he's not burning it off I only give him a teaspoon full of pellets morning and evening, just as a treat really - the rest of the day he has fresh hay to eat, given morning and evening, and only a small amount of veg at tea time.
If you leave rabbit food in overnight they will also leave their sticky poops and eat the food instead, so just leave a fresh bundle of hay overnight, preferably in a big box litter tray rather than in a rack, as it keeps them occupied digging through it.
If you need to clean her, cooking cornflour, massaged dry into the dirty fur can work wonders as the dirt slides off - but if you can't handle her doing this you might need someone to hold her for you.
I have a chubby boy bunny who is older - as he's not burning it off I only give him a teaspoon full of pellets morning and evening, just as a treat really - the rest of the day he has fresh hay to eat, given morning and evening, and only a small amount of veg at tea time.
If you leave rabbit food in overnight they will also leave their sticky poops and eat the food instead, so just leave a fresh bundle of hay overnight, preferably in a big box litter tray rather than in a rack, as it keeps them occupied digging through it.
If you need to clean her, cooking cornflour, massaged dry into the dirty fur can work wonders as the dirt slides off - but if you can't handle her doing this you might need someone to hold her for you.
Thanks for replies - she's not overweight and she still jumps up and down her climbing frame as sprightly as ever, she has excel every other day- a small handful and eats hay every day; i'm cleansing her end with cotton wool and a little antiseptic cream applied - a daily cleansing routine just as i do my face! she seems to not mind at all, but she's still not right; oh and teeth look fine and she's never had any trouble with them
