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keeping bottom clean? HELP

AngelAnn

Young Bun
I have 4 rabbits 3 of which are lionheads and I struggle daily trying to keep their bottom clean as they are so very furry their pooh gets stuck and is impossible to remove without cutting which I hate doing as I've accidentally nicked their skin once or twice. I'm really hoping for a little advice from anyone who has the same problem. I asked the vet last time we went for our jabs and she suggested coating the area in vaseline but that just attracted more dust and litter from their tray and made it even worse.
Help please? greatfully accepted
 
You are possibly feeding to much that it is causeing soft poo's (can't spell the proper name :roll:) and that is what is getting stuck on the fur try cutting down the amount of pellets that you feed and it shuld help.
 
I have a lion head but she seems to be able to keep herself clean however I have only had her a month or so and she have quite a delicate tummy, I give mine rabbit mix from a local store, two small handfuls in the morning and another at night, she has hay but does not seem to eat much during the day, and she has grass and the occasional dandelion,goose grass and a few leaves of herbs....if I give her spring greens she produces to many big wet poohs which she tends to sit in over night, I use wet wipes to clean her fur and make sure she is dry before she goes in her run every morning. hopefully someone here will have more experience with dirty bottoms than me! :wave:
 
hiya we have a lionhead called molly, she gets into a terrible mess more often than not, she has arthritis in both her back legs which makes it even worse. i couldnt do it but my other half is a dab hand (8yrs practice with her). he lies her on her back resting between his legs, and trims her bum (we use like nursin scissors with the blunt end). shes good as gold for him, but as i say i would be rubbish at it. the other thing i do if hes away for a few weeks, il take her to the vets and book her a nurse appt and they will do it. last time i paid i think it was bout£15, but that can add up.
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Hi, When Brambles had a dirty bum, he was being fed soaked food and no hay as he had no teeth, the vet told me to clean him with a very mild solution of hibiscrub every day and I also have a packet of non fragrance baby wipes always to hand, hope this helps :)
 
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