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Female rabbit will not let me clean her bottom

Blacktiger1991

Blacktiger1991

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Help i need some guidance, my rabbit, Honey, has been having a dirty bottom and it has got better over the past week because i changed her diet but she still has a dirty bum. I tried to clean it but she wriggles and squirms so much, its impossible to clean her and then she ends up in a grump with me :roll:. Is there any tips or methods that people have tried being in the same situation as i am.
Thanks :D
 
what i try is getting a towel or blanket and covering her eyes while i hold her and lift her back legs with both my hands(1hand on each legs and opening them but not too much) and get someone to clean it

but make sure its not a big drop behind you just incase she jumps, i stand infront of my sofa so its a nice soft landing

this thread helped me
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=123730
 
I'm useless handling my rabbits, but when I have managed to grab them and clean bums (Maa needed it doing before she died) I found it best to sit or kneel with her back against my chest/stomach, my left hand holding her paws and upper body, and her bottom on my lap, but back feet sticking up in the air as they are half layed down - they seem to sit still in that position (but wear a thick coat or fleece, and a glove on your left hand) - I used to cut Tia's nails in that position too as she was a terrible struggler.
 
hmm i always stuck mine in the bath but i guess thats only like when it occurs once!

but on the other hand, i used to do pippas every day and she statred to love baths... i got a mat and instead of filling the bath with water i got the showerhead pointing roughly at her chest and she used to love it, but then, shes a house bunny and never got cold so it was all quicker for me that way

but i think that way all the poo comes off very well:)
 
yeah that advice about gloves is not taken lightly when i bathed my Ivory i had about 10 cuts on my left arm from where she wriggled oh and i also go a chest full of soapy bunny water lol
 
lol gave simba a bath yesterday cause he aqquired a mucky bum overnight (very very mucky) and at first he was not happy and kept struggling but then he was just like meh.. either that or he was scared into stillness :|

i have quite a lot of scars from when pippa was in her prime biting stage
 
Thanks for all your advice, i think i will get my dad to help me, he can do the holding :D and i'll do the cleaning. Thanks for all your help. I have one more question i forgot to mention before but what stuff do you use to clean your bunnies with, just water or pet shampoo etc.
 
Blacktiger1991 said:
Thanks for all your advice, i think i will get my dad to help me, he can do the holding :D and i'll do the cleaning. Thanks for all your help. I have one more question i forgot to mention before but what stuff do you use to clean your bunnies with, just water or pet shampoo etc.
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Wet wipes are really good to use to clean rabits bottoms with. Shampoo and water tend to matt the fur, in this cold weather for outdoor rabbits using water can result in them loosing body heat which all small animals can ill afford.
 
Blacktiger1991 said:
Thanks for all your advice, i think i will get my dad to help me, he can do the holding :D and i'll do the cleaning. Thanks for all your help. I have one more question i forgot to mention before but what stuff do you use to clean your bunnies with, just water or pet shampoo etc.
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I always use dry cooking cornflour - it's brilliant - just work it in with your fingernails and the dirt slides off :)
 
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