Hello
I'm new on here today but would welcome any advice given.
I have a bunny called Midnight. He's a black lionhead/lop and 2years old. He lives outside in a large double hutch with a run attached which is on our patio. He goes into a run on the grass at least 3 times a week.
I came home a few weeks ago to find blood everywhere. I got him out and searched everywhere but could find no wounds. I cleaned up and this happened a week later. I found a very small wound on back of his back foot. I took him to the vet and she said that because it was not bleeding that we should not do anything as nature is the best healer. Anyway This keeps happening and yesterday I came home to find more blood than usual and I picked him up and found a new wound which looked quite bad, I ran his foot under the tap to clean away the old blood so that I could see where it was coming from and then I sat him on my lap on a towel so that I could tell if it was still bleeding but it stopped after a few minutes.
:O( I'm worried that if he is losing blood every week like this it's not good for him.
Why does he keep bleeding? I don't know how he is cutting himself.
I have checked the hutch inch by inch. I've sanded down the chewed bits on the ladder. I even kept him in the huch for 2 days but found blood in the hutch one morning. The only thing I can think of is that originally he cut himself on the ladder and now they bleed when he thumps? There are 3 wounds in total. There is one on each of what would be our elbow but his back feet these are tiny and well heeled and then one nearer the foot slightly bigger but difficult to see through the fur.
We have had mice but not for a week or two and they love his food. I catch them and let them go at work (not in the office but on the farm nearby).
Anyway sorry it's such a long thread... If you have any ideas I'd be grateful to hear them. I have spoken to the vet and I have contacted the rspca. I have to empty the hutch each time and scrub it and this is once or twice a week at the mo.
P.S He is as happy as ever and eating and drinking normally. I have bought extra vitamins for him also.
I'm new on here today but would welcome any advice given.
I have a bunny called Midnight. He's a black lionhead/lop and 2years old. He lives outside in a large double hutch with a run attached which is on our patio. He goes into a run on the grass at least 3 times a week.
I came home a few weeks ago to find blood everywhere. I got him out and searched everywhere but could find no wounds. I cleaned up and this happened a week later. I found a very small wound on back of his back foot. I took him to the vet and she said that because it was not bleeding that we should not do anything as nature is the best healer. Anyway This keeps happening and yesterday I came home to find more blood than usual and I picked him up and found a new wound which looked quite bad, I ran his foot under the tap to clean away the old blood so that I could see where it was coming from and then I sat him on my lap on a towel so that I could tell if it was still bleeding but it stopped after a few minutes.
:O( I'm worried that if he is losing blood every week like this it's not good for him.
Why does he keep bleeding? I don't know how he is cutting himself.
I have checked the hutch inch by inch. I've sanded down the chewed bits on the ladder. I even kept him in the huch for 2 days but found blood in the hutch one morning. The only thing I can think of is that originally he cut himself on the ladder and now they bleed when he thumps? There are 3 wounds in total. There is one on each of what would be our elbow but his back feet these are tiny and well heeled and then one nearer the foot slightly bigger but difficult to see through the fur.
We have had mice but not for a week or two and they love his food. I catch them and let them go at work (not in the office but on the farm nearby).
Anyway sorry it's such a long thread... If you have any ideas I'd be grateful to hear them. I have spoken to the vet and I have contacted the rspca. I have to empty the hutch each time and scrub it and this is once or twice a week at the mo.
P.S He is as happy as ever and eating and drinking normally. I have bought extra vitamins for him also.
